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What does it mean to be overrighteous and overwise?



      

Ecclesiastes 7:16

ESV - 16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Ecclesiastes 7:16 says, "Do not be overrighteous, / neither be overwise- / why destroy yourself?" Given the Bible's standard of righteousness and the premium it sets on wisdom, it seems strange tha...

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