Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 7:9
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
King James Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
World English Bible
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
American Standard Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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.
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
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