Ecclesiastes 7:9

New Living Translation

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

2 Samuel 13:22

And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

2 Samuel 13:28

Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!”

2 Samuel 13:32

But just then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don’t believe that all the king’s sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:43

“But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied. “So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.

Proverbs 14:17

Short-tempered people do foolish things, and schemers are hated.

Proverbs 14:29

People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Proverbs 25:8

don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.

Jonah 4:3

Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”

Jonah 4:8

And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

Jonah 4:9

Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?” “Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”

Mark 6:19

So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,

Mark 6:24

She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”

James 1:19

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.