Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:16

¹⁶Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be	תְּהִ֤י	tə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
overly	הַרְבֵּ֔ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
righteous	צַדִּיק֙	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
make yourself too	יוֹתֵ֑ר	yō·w·ṯêr	Noun - masculine singular	H3148 superiority, advantage, excess
wise	תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם	tiṯ·ḥak·kam	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2449 be wise
Why	לָ֖מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should you destroy yourself	תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃	tiš·šō·w·mêm	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.