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


In Context

6 For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

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

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

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

10 Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And an advantage it is to those beholding 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 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 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.