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


In Context

5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

7 Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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

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

10 Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

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.