Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ Don’t become angry quickly.\par Why? Because being angry is foolish.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools. [James 1:19, 20.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Common English Bible

⁹ Don’t be too quick to get angry because anger lives in the fool’s heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to his brother Abel, {“Let’s go out to the field.”} So Cain and Abel went to the field. Then Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom began to hate Amnon. Absalom did not say one word, good or bad, to Amnon. Absalom hated Amnon because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

Then Absalom gave this command to his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk and feeling good from the wine, I will give you the command. You must attack Amnon and kill him. Don’t be afraid of being punished. After all, you will only be obeying my command. Now, be strong and brave.”

2 Samuel 13:32

But then David’s brother, Jonadab son of Shimeah, said, “Don’t think that all of the king’s sons were killed! Only Amnon is dead. Absalom has been planning this from the day that Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:43

The Israelites answered, “We have ten shares in David. [112] So we have more right to David than you do. But you ignored us. Why? We were the ones that first talked about bringing our king back.”

Proverbs 14:17

A person who becomes angry easily does foolish things. But a wise person is patient.

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person is very smart. A person who is easily angered shows that he is a fool.

Proverbs 16:32

It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t be too quick to tell a judge about something you saw. If another person proves that you are wrong, then you will be embarrassed.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Don’t say,\par “Life was better in the ‘good old days.’\par What happened?”\par Wisdom doesn’t lead us\par to ask that question.\par

Jonah 4:3

So now I ask you, Lord, please kill me. It is better for me to die than to live!”

Jonah 4:8

After the sun was high in the sky, God caused a hot east wind to blow. The sun became very hot on Jonah’s head and Jonah became very, very weak. Jonah asked God to let him die. Jonah said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry just because this plant died?”

Mark 6:19

So Herodias hated John. She wanted to kill him. But Herodias was not able to persuade Herod to kill John.

Mark 6:24

The girl went to her mother and asked, “What should I ask King Herod {\cf2\super [76]} to give me?”

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.