Ecclesiastes 7:9

King James 2000

Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

2 Samuel 13:22

And Absalom spoke unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

2 Samuel 13:32

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you: why then did you despise us, since our advice was first in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 14:17

He that is quickly angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.

Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Say you not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Jonah 4:8

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Jonah 4:9

And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry about the plant? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

Mark 6:19

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

Mark 6:24

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: