Ecclesiastes 7:17
King James Version (KJV)
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
World English Bible (WEB)
Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:17 Cross References
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
