9Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests 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 extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

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

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

10 Don't say, |Why were the former days better than these?| For you do not ask wisely about this.

11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for 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 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 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 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.