Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
King James Version
Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
World English Bible
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
American Standard Version
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; [and] the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Ecclesiastes 7
7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
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