Ecclesiastes 7:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

New Living Translation
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

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

Berean Study Bible
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

New American Standard Bible
Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.

NASB 1995
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

NASB 1977
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

Amplified Bible
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger dwells in the heart of fools.

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Contemporary English Version
Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge.

Good News Translation
Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.

International Standard Version
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.

NET Bible
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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

King James 2000 Bible
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

New Heart English Bible
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests 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 King James Version
Be not 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.

A Faithful Version
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Darby Bible Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(7:11) Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Be not haistely angrie in yi mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, "" For anger in the bosom of fools rests.

Young's Literal Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not be quickly moved to anger. For anger resides in the sinews of the foolish.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the breast of fools

Lamsa Bible
Be not hastily angry, for anger rests in the bosom of the fools.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; For anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
















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