Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better the latter end of a thing, than the beginning thereof,—Better a patient spirit, than a haughty spirit.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7For, oppression, maddeneth the wise,—and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:10Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man, stirreth up strife, but, he that is slow to anger, calmeth contention.
Proverbs 28:25The ambitious in soul, stirreth up strife, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be enriched.
Isaiah 10:28He hath come in unto Ayyath, Hath passed through Migron,—At Michmash, storeth his baggage:
Luke 21:19By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.
Galatians 5:22But, the fruit of the Spirit, is—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, graciousness, goodness, faithfulness,
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 →