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


In Context

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.

11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation 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.