Ecclesiastes 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Ecclesiastes 7:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:169 words

HebrewMeaning

אַלʾal

nayparticleH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

תְּהִ֤יtəhiy

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

צַדִּיק֙ṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

הַרְבֵּ֔הharəbēh

abundanceverbH7235

archer (by mistake for

וְ/אַלwəʾal

nayconjH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

תִּתְחַכַּ֖םtitəḥakam

teach wisdomverbH2449

exceeding · be (make self · shew self) wise · deal wisely ···

יוֹתֵ֑רywōtēr

betternounH3148

more · over · profit

לָ֖/מָּהlāmāh

how (longpronH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽםtišwōmēm

make amazedverbH8074

be astonied · astonish · (be · bring into ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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