Don’t Be Overly Righteous

Exposition | by | Volume 20, Issue 5 | September - October 2014

A reader seeks an explanation of the text of Ecclesiastes 7:16: “Be not righteous over much: neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
A superficial reading of this verse presents the apparent problem. Is the writer seriously suggesting that God’s servants should re…

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