9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.


In Context

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.