Ecclesiastes 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better <FI>is<Fi> the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better <FI>is<Fi> the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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

10 Say 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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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:8 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:8 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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