Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
In Context
8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
Cross References
Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 34:7When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:32But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:8-11
Scenes of Mourning and of Joy. 7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Solomon had often complained before of the oppressions which he saw under the… Read the whole commentary →