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Ecclesiastes 7:16

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

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