BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
17Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Ecclesiastes 7:17 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17Do not be excessively or willfully wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
American Standard Version (ASV)
17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
17I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
17Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17Don’t be too sinful.
And don’t be foolish.
Why die before your time comes?
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
17But do not be too wicked. Do not be a fool.
That might cause you to die when you are still young.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
17Do not do much wrong, neither be a fool, why do you die within your time?