Ecclesiastes 7:18

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

¹⁷ Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

¹⁹ Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

²⁰ Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
KJV: It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
WEB: It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.
ASV: It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.
DARBY: It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.
BLB: [It is] good that you should take hold of this, and also not loosen your hand from this; for the one who fears God will go forth from them all.

ÅB: Det er godt at du holder fast ved det ene, men du skal heller ikke slippe det andre; for den som frykter Gud, finner en utvei av alt dette.
OTB: Det er godt å gripe det ene og ikke slippe det andre. Den som frykter Gud vil unngå alle ytterligheter.
B1930: Det er godt at du holder fast ved det ene, men du skal heller ikke slippe det andre; for den som frykter Gud, finner en utvei av alt dette.

Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
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Malachi 4:2
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
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Luke 1:50
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
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Luke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
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Psalms 25:12–14
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
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Jeremiah 32:40
I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
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