8Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.


In Context

5 It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

7 Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

8 Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

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

10 Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.