[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-you-asked-to-know-why-do-not-be-over-righteous":3},{"documentId":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"text":7,"publishedAt":8,"createdAt":8,"updatedAt":8},"bb7c2339-8c9d-4db3-95bc-73bdb9cc63d0","You Asked To Know Why ( Do not be over-righteous) ","you-asked-to-know-why-do-not-be-over-righteous","\u003Cp>You Asked To Know Why\u003Cbr>( Do not be over-righteous) \u003Cbr>Part 2 \u003Cbr>Eccles 7\u003Cbr>KJV \u003Cbr>16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?\u003Cbr>17+ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>The subject of being “ over wise” I dealt with in my previous post. In this I propose to deal with the other interesting warning “ Be not righteous over much; “.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Do not be “ over righteous “. If you do you’ll either destroy yourself or die before your time!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Please take note that these are matters about life “ under the sun”, advice or warnings offered to address life “under the sun “ challenges\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>What does it mean to be “ over -righteous “ is there any such a thing ? Read what follows:\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>To understand what it means to be “over-righteous, \"we have to set it up in a practical manner.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>You’ve seen this or experienced it before; you always do good to someone every day. Even if you don’t have you do your best to meet his/her needs.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The day you are unable to do as before ; you become a bad person; he/she goes around speaking evil of you.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>And because some dislike you they believe him/her and spread this bad mouthing about you to others. Before you realise you’ve been disgraced and humiliated. Your credibility has been destroyed!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>You heard it and wept in your room with deep regret in your heart.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Why? You were “over righteous”  by stretching yourself beyond what is acceptable,  just because you wanted to help someone.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Another example , you make yourself available to someone, through difficulties and sacrifices   Whenever he/she is in need you are always there.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>This person has never ever visited or picked up the phone to call to inquire how you are. To him/her you are only important when he/she is in need, or has a problem\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>You one day took a decision not to be available to him/her any more; this unfortunately made you a bad person. He/she then embarked on a negative campaign against you. As a result, your hard-earned reputation/name got soiled\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The cause? You were “over-righteous \". You made yourself available to him/her beyond what is permissible!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>So to be “over -righteous”  therefore is to do or go beyond what is acceptable . So be “righteous” and not “over-righteous \"; stay within acceptable limits if you don’t want to be hurt by the ungrateful!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>This is what the proverb writer was warning us against. He is not against being “ righteous “ but rather “over-righteous \". Many are hurt, disappointed etc because they went beyond what was acceptable and had their fingers burnt as it were.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A thought to help you\u003C/p>\u003Cp>( over -wicked) \u003Cbr>Part3\u003C/p>","2026-10-14T19:26:17.567Z",1792006099092]