Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:16-25
16Do notH408 beH1961 overlyH7235 righteousH6662, and do notH408 make yourself tooH3148 wiseH2449. WhyH4100 should you destroy yourselfH8074? 17Do notH408 be excessivelyH7235 wickedH7561, and do notH408 beH1961 a foolH5530. WhyH4100 should you dieH4191 beforeH3808 your timeH6256? 18It is goodH2896 to graspH270 the oneH2088 andH1571 notH408 let the other slipH5117 fromH2088 your handH3027. ForH3588 he who fearsH3373 GodH430 will followH3318 bothH3605 warnings.1
Do notH408 payH5414 attentionH3820 to everyH3605 wordH1697 thatH834 is spokenH1696, orH3808 you may hearH8085 your servantH5650 cursing youH7043. 22ForH3588H1571 you knowH3045 in your heartH3820 thatH834H1571 manyH7227 timesH6471 you yourselfH859 have cursedH7043 othersH312.
23AllH3605 thisH2090 I testedH5254 by wisdomH2451, saying, “I resolveH559 to be wiseH2449.” But itH1931 was beyondH7350 meH4480. 24WhatH4100 existsH1961 is out of reachH7350 and very deepH6013. WhoH4310 can fathom itH4672?
25IH589 directedH5437 my mindH3820 to understandH3045, to exploreH8446, to search outH1245 wisdomH2451 and explanationsH2808, and to understandH3045 the stupidityH3689 of wickednessH7562 and the follyH5531 of madnessH1947.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will avoid all extremes ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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