Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 7:16
Ecclesiastes 7:16 contradicts following 22 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ecclesiastes 7:16 for quick understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:16: Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? [destroy...: Heb. be desolate?]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deuteronomy 5:32 | Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. |
| 2. | 1 Kings 10:8 | Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom. |
| 3. | Job 28:28 | And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding. |
| 4. | Psalms 19:9 | The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether. [true: Heb. truth] |
| 5. | Psalms 34:11 | Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. |
| 6. | Psalms 86:12 | I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. |
| 7. | Psalms 92:2 | To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, [every...: Heb. in the nights] |
| 8. | Proverbs 1:7 | The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction. [the beginning: or, the principal part] |
| 9. | Proverbs 4:7 | Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
| 10. | Proverbs 7:4 | Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman: |
| 11. | Proverbs 8:13 | The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
| 12. | Proverbs 14:16 | A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. |
| 13. | Proverbs 16:19 | Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
| 14. | Proverbs 31:25 | Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. |
| 15. | Lamentations 2:19 | Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. |
| 16. | Matthew 5:48 | Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. |
| 17. | Galatians 4:18 | But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you. |
| 18. | Ephesians 4:22 | That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; |
| 19. | Philippians 4:8 | Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. [honest: or, venerable] |
| 20. | 1 Timothy 6:11 | But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. |
| 21. | Titus 2:6 | Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. [sober...: or, discreet] |
| 22. | James 1:5 | If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. |
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