Be not: This verse is probably the language of an ungodly man; to which Solomon answers, as in the following verse, "Do not multiply wickedness; do not add direct opposition to godliness, to the rest of your crimes. Why should you provoke God to destroy you before your time?" Pro 25:16, Mat 6:1-7, Mat 9:14, Mat 15:2-9, Mat 23:5, Mat 23:23, Mat 23:24, Mat 23:29, Luk 18:12, Rom 10:2, Phi 3:6, 1Ti 4:3 neither: Ecc 12:12, Gen 3:6, Job 11:12, Job 28:28, Pro 23:4, Rom 11:25, Rom 12:3, 1Co 3:18, 1Co 3:20, Col 2:18, Col 2:23, Jam 3:13-17 destroy thyself: Heb. be desolate, Mat 23:38, Rev 18:19 Reciprocal: Ecc 1:18 - For in