Ecclesiastes 7:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
  • Prov 26:23-26 : 23 Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste. 24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; 25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils: 26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
  • Mark 6:24 : 24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
  • Eph 4:26-27 : 26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath; 27 And do not give way to the Evil One.
  • Gen 4:5-6 : 5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad. 6 And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?
  • Gen 4:8 : 8 And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
  • Gen 34:7-8 : 7 Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done. 8 But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?
  • Gen 34:25-26 : 25 But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death. 26 And Hamor and his son they put to death with the sword, and they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.
  • Gen 34:30-31 : 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; and it will be the end of me and all my people. 31 But they said, Were we to let him make use of our sister as a loose woman?
  • 1 Sam 25:21-22 : 21 Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good. 22 May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
  • 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.
  • 2 Sam 13:32 : 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord have the idea that all the sons of the king have been put to death; for only Amnon is dead: this has been purposed by Absalom from the day when he took his sister Tamar by force.
  • 2 Sam 19:43 : 43 And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath. 6 But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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  • Prov 14:29
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    29He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

    17He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

    8Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

  • Eccl 7:4-8
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    4The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

    5It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

    6Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

    7The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

    8The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

  • Eph 4:26
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    26Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

  • Prov 29:9
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    9If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

  • Prov 27:3-4
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    3A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

    4Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

  • Prov 15:18
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    18An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 19:10-11
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    10Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

    11A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
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    16Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

    17Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

    20For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

  • Job 5:2
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    2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

  • Eccl 10:4
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    4If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    27He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

    28Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Ps 90:11
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    11Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?

  • Eccl 10:2
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    2The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

  • Prov 21:14
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    14By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.