Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.”

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.”

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and the rewarde destroyeth the heart.”

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

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.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:9 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:9 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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