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Ecclesiastes 7

Eccl. 7:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be not over much
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7561)
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
KJV usage: condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: raw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
, neither be thou foolish
cakal (Hebrew #5530)
silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish), sottish.
Pronounce: saw-kawl'
Origin: from 5528
: whyf shouldest thou die
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
γbefore thy time
`eth (Hebrew #6256)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
KJV usage: + after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: from 5703
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Psa. 55:23• 23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
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not in.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Jer. 2:33‑34• 33How dost thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore hast thou also accustomed thy ways to wickedness.
 34Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encounter breaking in, but it is found upon all these. (Jer. 2:33‑34)
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Ezek. 8:17• 17And he said unto me, Seest thou, son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here, that they yet fill the land with violence, and keep provoking me afresh to anger? And behold, they put the branch to their nose. (Ezek. 8:17)
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Ezek. 16:20• 20And thou didst take thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hadst borne unto me, and these didst thou sacrifice unto them, to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter, (Ezek. 16:20)
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James 1:21• 21Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21)
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Gen. 38:7‑10• 7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
 8Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
 9But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
 10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also. (Gen. 38:7‑10)
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1 Sam. 25:38• 38And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died. (1 Sam. 25:38)
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Job 15:32‑33• 32It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.
 33He shall shake off his unripe grapes as a vine, and shall cast his flower as an olive. (Job 15:32‑33)
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Psa. 55:23• 23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
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Prov. 10:27• 27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. (Prov. 10:27)
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Acts 5:5,10• 5And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard it.
 10And she fell down immediately at his feet and expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband. (Acts 5:5,10)
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Acts 12:23• 23And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms. (Acts 12:23)
before thy time.
Heb. not in thy time.
• But then err not on the other side, going into folly and licentiousness, ―a course which naturally tends to cut off life itself. It is the narrow way of philosophy: as said the old Latins, “Medio tutissimus ibis,” “midway is safety”. (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolishe: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

JND Translation Notes

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As ch. 2.19.