Ecclesiastes 7:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 7:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 7:17 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? before...: Heb. not in thy tim..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 7:17 — KJV
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? before...: Heb. not in thy time?”
— Ecclesiastes 7:17 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:17 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:17
“Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:17: over, wicked, neither
“Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. to slay...: Heb. for death”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:17: over, neither, before
“Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. Syria: Heb. Aram despise: or, spoil”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:17: over, wicked, before
“And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. were...: Heb. drank largely”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:17: much, before, time
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:17: over, before, time
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