Ecclesiastes 7:16
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise—
why destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Do not be overly righteous,
Nor be overly wise:
Why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Don’t be too right,
and don’t be too wise.
Why destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Don’t be too virtuous, and don’t be too wise. Why make yourself miserable?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Do not be too righteous, and do not act too wise; why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Do not be excessively righteous,
and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 Don’t claim to be better than you are.
And don’t claim to be wiser than you are.
Why destroy yourself?