Ecclesiastes 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.”
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
15 Tudo [isto] vi nos meus dias de futilidade: há justo que perece em sua justiça, e há perverso que prolonga [sua vida] em sua maldade.
16 Não sejas justo demais, nem sejas sábio demais; para que destruirias a ti mesmo?
17 Não sejas perverso demais, nem sejas tolo; para que morrerias antes de teu tempo?
18 É bom que retenhas isto, e também não retires tua mão disto, pois quem teme a Deus escapa de tudo isto.
19 A sabedoria fortalece ao sábio, mais do que dez homens de autoridade que estejam na cidade.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:17 Mean?
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