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

ASV
16. Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

ERVEN
16. So why ruin your life? Don't be too good or too bad, and don't be too wise or too foolish. Why should you die before your time?

NLT
16. So don't be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?

WEB
16. Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

NET
16. So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.

NLV
16. Do not be too right and good, and do not be too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

HCSB
16. Don't be excessively righteous, and don't be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

YLT
16. Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

LITV
16. Do not be too much righteous, nor make yourself overly wise; why destroy yourself?

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

NCV
16. Don't be too right, and don't be too wise. Why destroy yourself?

MKJV
16. Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself?

AKJV
16. Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself ?

LXXEN
16. I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.



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

AMP
16. Be not [morbidly exacting and externally] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise--why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]?

KJVP
16. Be H1961 VQI3FS not H408 NPAR righteous H6662 AMS over much H7235 VHFA ; neither H408 ADV make thyself over wise H2449 : why H4100 L-IPRO shouldest thou destroy thyself H8074 ?

YLT
16. Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

ASV
16. Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

WEB
16. Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

NASB
16. "Be not just to excess, and be not overwise, lest you be ruined.

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

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

RSV
16. Be not righteous overmuch, and do not make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?

NKJV
16. Do not be overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself?

MKJV
16. Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself?

AKJV
16. Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself ?

NRSV
16. Do not be too righteous, and do not act too wise; why should you destroy yourself?

NIV
16. Do not be over-righteous, neither be overwise--why destroy yourself?

NIRV
16. Don't claim to be better than you are. And don't claim to be wiser than you are. Why destroy yourself?

NLT
16. So don't be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?

MSG
16. So don't knock yourself out being good, and don't go overboard being wise. Believe me, you won't get anything out of it.

GNB
16. So don't be too good or too wise---why kill yourself ?

NET
16. So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.

ERVEN
16. So why ruin your life? Don't be too good or too bad, and don't be too wise or too foolish. Why should you die before your time?