Ecclesiastes 7:9Share

Ecclesiastes 7:9 The Message (MSG)

Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 King James Version (KJV)

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 American Standard Version (ASV)

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 New International Version (NIV)

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 New King James Version (NKJV)

Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 New Century Version (NCV)

Don’t become angry quickly, because getting angry is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger dwells in the heart of fools. [James 1:19, 20]

Ecclesiastes 7:9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.