Ecclesiastes 7:17 meaning and explanation
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, reflecting on his futile life, has just observed that righteousness does not always lengthen life and wickedness does not always shorten it (verse 15). So he warns against two extremes.
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