Ecclesiastes 7:16 Cross References - MSTC

¹⁶ Therefore be thou neither too righteous nor over wise, that thou perish not:

⁶ And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

¹² A vain body exalteth himself, and man, newborn, is like a wild ass's colt.

²⁸ And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

⁴ Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.

¹⁶ If thou findest honey, eat so much as is sufficient for thee; lest thou be overfull, and parbreak it out again.

¹² Therefore beware, my son, that above these thou make them not many and innumerable books, nor take divers doctrines in hand, to weary thy body withal.

¹ Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven. ² Whensoever therefore thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, for to be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. ³ But when thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: ⁴ that thine alms may be secret: and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. ⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. ⁶ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. ⁷ "And when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard, for their much babbling's sake.

¹⁴ Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?"

² "Why do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they wash not their hands, when they eat bread." ³ He answered, and said unto them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, through your traditions? ⁴ For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.' ⁵ But ye say, 'Every man shall say to his father or mother: That which thou desirest of me to help thee with, is given God.' ⁶ And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus have ye made, that the commandment of God is without effect, through your traditions. ⁷ Hypocrites; well prophesied of you Isaiah, saying, ⁸ 'This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouths, and honoureth me with their lips, howbeit their hearts are far from me: ⁹ But in vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but men's precepts.'"

⁵ All their works they do, for to be seen of men. They set abroad their phylacteries, and make large borders on their garments,

²³ Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone. ²⁴ Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

²⁹ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous

³⁸ Behold, Your habitation shall be left unto you desolate.

¹² I fast twice in the week. I give tithe of all that I possess.'

² For I bear them record, that they have a fervent mind to Godward, but not according to knowledge.

²⁵ I would not that this secret should be hid from you my brethren, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in.

³ For I say, through the grace that unto me is given, to every man among you: that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem — But that he discreetly judge of himself according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

²⁰ And again, "God knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain."

⁶ and as concerning ferventness I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.

¹⁸ Let no man make you shoot at a wrong mark, which after his own imagination walketh in the humbleness and holiness of angels, things which he never saw: causeless, puffed up with his fleshly mind,

²³ which things have the similitude of wisdom in chosen holiness, and humbleness, and in that they spare not the body — and do the flesh no worship unto his need.

³ forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth.

¹³ If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom. ¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works: ¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.

¹⁹ And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.'