Ecclesiastes 7:16

Which verses does Ecclesiastes 7:16 point to?

The 20 strongest of 25, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Romans 12:317 votes

   For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

2. Proverbs 25:1615 votes

   If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

3. Colossians 2:1813 votes

   Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.

4. Matthew 6:1–711 votes

   “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. …

5. 1 Corinthians 3:1811 votes

   Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

6. James 3:13–1711 votes

   Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. …

7. Ecclesiastes 12:1210 votes

   And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

8. Genesis 3:69 votes

   When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

9. Colossians 2:238 votes

   Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

10. Luke 18:127 votes

    I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

11. Job 11:125 votes
12. Job 28:285 votes

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

13. Proverbs 23:45 votes
14. 1 Corinthians 3:205 votes
15. Matthew 9:144 votes
16. Matthew 15:2–94 votes
17. Matthew 23:54 votes
18. Matthew 23:23–244 votes
19. Matthew 23:294 votes
20. Matthew 23:384 votes

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 7:16?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Romans 12:3 26
• Ecclesiastes 1:18 10