Ecclesiastes 7:9

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ``Let us go into the field;'' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.

2 Samuel 13:22

and Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled Tamar his sister.

2 Samuel 13:28

And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, `See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon `is' glad with wine, and I have said unto you, Smite Amnon, that ye have put him to death; fear not; is it not because I have commanded you? be strong, yea, become sons of valour.'

2 Samuel 13:32

And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answereth and saith, `Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone `is' dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, `Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 14:17

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

Proverbs 16:32

Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Jonah 4:3

And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better `is' my death than my life.'

Jonah 4:8

And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, `Better `is' my death than my life.'

Jonah 4:9

And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'

Mark 6:19

and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

Mark 6:24

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, `What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, `The head of John the Baptist;'

James 1:19

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,