Ecclesiastes 7:16

Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Cross References (25)

  • Romans 12:3 (16)

    For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of y

  • Proverbs 25:16 (14)

    If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

  • Colossians 2:18 (11)

    Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he

  • Matthew 6:1–7 (10)

    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from yo

  • 1 Corinthians 3:18 (10)

    Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become

  • James 3:13–17 (10)

    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes f

  • Ecclesiastes 12:12 (9)

    And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

  • Genesis 3:6 (8)

    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wis

  • Colossians 2:23 (7)

    Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and the

  • Luke 18:12 (6)

    I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

  • 1 Corinthians 3:20 (5)

    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

  • Job 28:28 (5)

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Proverbs 23:4 (5)

    Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Job 11:12 (4)

    But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

  • 1 Timothy 4:3 (4)

    They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiv

  • Matthew 23:5 (4)

    All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

  • Matthew 9:14 (4)

    Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do

  • Romans 11:25 (4)

    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has c

  • Matthew 15:2–9 (4)

    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

  • Matthew 23:23–24 (4)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the

  • Philippians 3:6 (4)

    as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

  • Romans 10:2 (3)

    For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

  • Revelation 18:19 (3)

    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who

  • Matthew 23:29 (3)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the ri

  • Matthew 23:38 (3)

    Look, your house is left to you desolate.