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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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KJ21
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
ASV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
AMP
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
AMPC
Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools.
BRG
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
CSB
Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
CSBA
Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
CEB
Don’t be too quick to get angry because anger lives in the fool’s heart.
CJB
Don’t be quick to get angry, for [only] fools nurse anger.
CEV
Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge.
DARBY
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.
DRA
Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.
ERV
Don’t become angry quickly, because anger is foolish.
EASY
Control your angry thoughts. Only fools allow their anger to continue.
EHV
Do not be quick to lose your temper, for outrage is embraced by fools.
ESV
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
ESVUK
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
EXB
Don’t ·become angry quickly [L be quick to anger in your spirit], because ·getting angry is foolish [L anger resides in the bosom of fools].
GNV
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and the reward destroyeth the heart.
GW
Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.
GNT
Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.
HCSB
Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
ICB
Don’t become mad quickly, because getting angry is foolish.
ISV
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.
JUB
Do not be hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
KJV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
AKJV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
LSB
Do not be eager in your spirit to be vexed, For vexation rests in the bosom of fools.
LEB
Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
TLB
Don’t be quick-tempered—that is being a fool.
MSG
Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.
MEV
Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for irritation settles in the bosom of fools.
NOG
Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.
NABRE
Do not let anger upset your spirit, for anger lodges in the bosom of a fool.
NASB
Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.
NASB1995
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
NCB
Do not become easily angered, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
NCV
Don’t become angry quickly, because getting angry is foolish.
NET
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
NIRV
Don’t become angry quickly. Anger lives in the hearts of foolish people.
NIV
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
NIVUK
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
NKJV
Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
NLV
Do not be quick in spirit to be angry. For anger is in the heart of fools.
NLT
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
NRSVA
Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
NRSVACE
Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
NRSVCE
Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
NRSVUE
Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
OJB
Be not hasty in thy ruach to be angry; for ka’as (anger) resteth in the kheyk (bosom) of kesilim.
RGT
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad. And the reward destroys the heart.
RSV
Be not quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
RSVCE
Be not quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
TLV
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.
VOICE
Do not be quick to anger, for anger sits comfortably in the lap of fools.
WEB
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
WYC
Be thou not swift to be wroth; for ire resteth in the bosom of a fool. (Do not thou be quick to get angry; for anger lieth in the heart of a fool.)
YLT
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
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