Ecclesiastes 7:8
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Besser das Ende einer Sache als ihr Anfang; besser der Langmütige als der Hochmütige.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mejor es el fin del negocio que su principio: mejor es el sufrido de espíritu que el altivo de espíritu.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Melhor é o fim das coisas do que o princípio delas; melhor é o paciente de espírito que o arrogante de espírito.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Melhor é o final de algo do que o início; e as pessoas pacientes de espírito são melhores que as orgulhosas.
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:8 in Context
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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