Ecclesiastes 7:9

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Do not hasten to be angry in your spirit; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

And Cain talked with his brother Abel. And it happened as they were in the field, Cain rose up against His brother Abel, and killed him.

2 Samuel 13:22

But Absalom did not speak either good or evil with Amnon, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, Now watch when Amnon’s heart is glad with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon, you shall cause him to die. Do not fear. Is it not that I commanded you? Be strong, and become sons of strength.

2 Samuel 13:32

And Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Do not let my lord say, They have caused all of the young men, the king’s sons to die; for only Amnon has died. For by the mouth of Absalom it has been settled from the day of his humbling of his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, We have ten hands in the king, and we also have more in David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our word was not first to bring back our king? And the word of the men of Judah was more fierce than the word of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is short of temper acts foolishly; and a man of evil plots is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

One long to anger is of great understanding, but he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:32

One long to anger is better than the mighty one, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go out for strife hastily, lest what shall you do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Do not say, Why was it that the former days were better than these? For you do not ask from wisdom concerning this.

Jonah 4:3

And now, O Jehovah, please take my life from me. For better is my death than my life.

Jonah 4:8

And it happened when the sun shone, God had appointed a scorching east wind; and the sun struck Jonah’s head, so that he fainted; and he asked for his life to death. And he said, Better is my death than my life.

Jonah 4:9

And God said to Jonah, Is it right your being angry and being pleasing for you over the plant? And he said, Being angry and being pleasing is right for me, even to death.

Mark 6:19

And Herodias held it against him, and desired to kill him, but was not able.

Mark 6:24

And going out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

James 1:19

So that, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.