Ecclesiastes 7:9
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sei nicht vorschnell in deinem Geiste zum Unwillen, denn der Unwille ruht im Busen der Toren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No te apresures en tu espíritu á enojarte: porque la ira en el seno de los necios reposa.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não te apresses em teu espírito para te irares, porque a ira repousa no colo dos tolos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não te apresses em irar-te no espírito, pois a ira reside no coração dos tolos.
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:9 in Context
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.
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
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