New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 7:16-25
16Do not be excessivelyH7235 1righteousH6662, and do not 2beH2449 overlyH3148 wiseH2449. WhyH4100 should you ruinH8074 yourself? 17Do not beH7561 excessivelyH7235 wickedH7561, and do not be foolishH5530. WhyH4100 should you 3dieH4191 4beforeH3808 your timeH6256? 18It is goodH2896 that you graspH270 oneH2088 thingH2088 whileH1571 not 5lettingH5117H3027 goH5117H3027 of the otherH2088; for one who 6fearsH3372 GodH430 comesH3318 outH3318 with 7bothH3605 of them.
198WisdomH2451 strengthensH5810 a wiseH2450 personH2450 moreH4480 thanH4480 tenH6235 rulersH7989 whoH834 are in a cityH5892. 20IndeedH3588, 9thereH369 isH369 notH369 a righteousH6662 personH120 on earthH776 whoH834 always doesH6213 goodH2896 and does not ever sinH2398. 21AlsoH1571, do not 10takeH5414 seriouslyH3820 allH3605 the wordsH1697 whichH834 are spokenH1696, soH834 that you do not hearH8085 your servantH5650 11cursingH7043 you, 22for 12you knowH3045 that evenH1571 you have cursedH7043 othersH312 manyH7227 timesH6471 asH1571 wellH1571.
23I testedH5254 allH3605 thisH2090 with wisdomH2451, and I saidH559, “I will beH2449 wiseH2449,” 13but wisdom was farH7350 from me. 24WhatH4100 has beenH1961 is remoteH7350 and 14veryH6013 15mysteriousH6013. 16WhoH4310 can discoverH4672 it? 25I 1718directedH5437 my 19mindH3820 to knowH3045 and to investigateH8446, and to seekH1245 wisdomH2451 and an explanationH2808, and to knowH3045 the evilH7562 of foolishnessH3689 and the foolishnessH3689 of insanityH1947.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 7:16 Prov 25:16; Phil 3:6 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 7:16 Rom 12:3 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 7:17 Job 22:16; Ps 55:23; Prov 10:27 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 7:17 Lit when not your time ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit resting your hand ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Eccl 3:14; 5:7; 8:12, 13; 12:13 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit all of them ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 7:19 Eccl 7:12; 9:13-18 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 7:20 1 Kin 8:46; 2 Chr 6:36; Ps 143:2; Prov 20:9; Rom 3:23 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 7:21 Lit give your heart to ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 7:21 Prov 30:10 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 7:22 Lit your heart knows ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 7:23 Eccl 3:11; 8:17 ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Rom 11:33 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Lit deep ↩
- 16. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Job 11:7; 37:23; Eccl 8:17 ↩
- 17. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit turned about ↩
- 18. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Eccl 1:15, 17; 10:13 ↩
- 19. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit heart ↩
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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