Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.
New American Standard Bible
For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
King James Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Holman Bible
for anger abides in the heart of fools.
A Conservative Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
American Standard Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Amplified
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
Bible in Basic English
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
Darby Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.
King James 2000
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.
NET Bible
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant, - for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.
Webster
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
World English Bible
Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:9
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 7:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Beneficial
8 The conclusion of something is better than its beginning, and a patient attitude is more valuable than a proud one. 9 Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools. 10 Never ask "Why does the past seem so much better than now?" because this question does not come from wisdom.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17
A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Proverbs 16:32
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
Genesis 4:5-6
but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering.
Genesis 4:8
Instead, Cain told his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the wilderness." When they were outside in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 34:7-8
Just then Jacob's sons arrived from the field. When they heard what had happened, they were distraught with grief and livid with anger toward Shechem, because he had committed a disgraceful deed in Israel by forcing Jacob's daughter to have sex, an act that never should have happened.
Genesis 34:25-26
Three days later, while they were still in pain, Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, each grabbed a sword and entered the city unannounced, intending to kill all the males.
Genesis 34:30-31
Then Jacob told Simeon and Levi, "You have certainly stirred up trouble for me! You've made me despised by the Canaanites and the Perizzites who live in this territory. Because I have only a few men with me, they're going to gather themselves together and attack me until I am totally destroyed, along with my entire household!"
1 Samuel 25:21-22
Now David had said, "Surely it was for nothing that I protected everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was missing of all that belonged to him. But he has repaid me with evil for good!
2 Samuel 13:22
But Absalom never said a word, either good or bad, to Amnon. Nevertheless, he hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:28
Then Absalom instructed his young men, "Please keep watching Amnon until he's drunk. Then I'll tell you, "Attack Amnon!' As soon as I do, kill him and don't be afraid! You have your orders, so be strong and brave!"
2 Samuel 13:32
But David's brother Shimeah's son Jonadab reported, "Your majesty, don't assume they've killed all of the young men the king's sons only Amnon has died, since that was Absalom's intention from the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel 19:43
But the men from Israel answered the men from Judah: "We represent ten of the tribes of Israel! So we have more right to David than you do! Why haven't you taken us seriously? Weren't we the first to talk about bringing back our king?" But what the people of Judah had to say was harsher than what the people of Israel were saying.
Esther 3:5-6
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel and bow down to him, he flew into a rage.
Proverbs 26:23-26
A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.
Jonah 4:9
Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!"
Mark 6:19
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it
Mark 6:24
So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."
Ephesians 4:26-27
"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set while you are still angry,