Ecclesiastes 7:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 20219 Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools. [James 1:19, 20.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. See the chapterCommon English Bible9 Don’t be too quick to get angry because anger lives in the fool’s heart. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance. See the chapter |
But the people of Israel answered the people of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the people of Judah were fiercer than the words of the people of Israel.