Ecclesiastes 7:9

Modern English Version

Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

2 Samuel 13:22

And Absalom would not speak with Amnon, either pleasantly or angrily; but Absalom hated Amnon because he had raped his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

Now, Absalom had commanded his servant, “Look for Amnon to become carefree on account of the wine. Then I will say to you, ‘Strike Amnon, and kill him.’ Do not be afraid, for am not I myself commanding you? Be strong and brave.”

2 Samuel 13:32

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “My lord should not think that they have killed all of the servants who are the king’s sons. Amnon alone is dead, for this has been determined from the day he raped Tamar, his sister, by the very declaration of Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “We have ten shares in the king. Therefore we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is quick-tempered acts foolishly, and a man of evil schemes is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty in temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:32

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

Proverbs 25:8

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

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Do not say, “Why were the earlier days better than these days?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

Jonah 4:3

Therefore, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:8

When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he became faint and asked that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:9

Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And Jonah replied, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death.”

Mark 6:19

So Herodias had a grudge against him and would have killed him, but she could not,

Mark 6:24

She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptist.”

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,