Ecclesiastes 7:18

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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.

¹⁹ Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

²⁰ For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

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
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
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Malachi 4:2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
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Luke 1:50
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
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Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Psalms 25:12–14
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
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Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
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