Ecclesiastes 7:9

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

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  • Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
  • Prov 26:23-26 : 23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart. 24 An enemy disguises themselves with their lips, but in their heart, they harbor deceit. 25 Though they speak graciously, do not believe them, for there are seven abominations in their heart. 26 Though hatred is concealed by deceit, its wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 But God said to Jonah, 'Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?' And Jonah replied, 'It is right for me to be angry, even to the point of death.'
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.
  • Mark 6:24 : 24 She went out and asked her mother, 'What should I ask for?' Her mother answered, 'The head of John the Baptist.'
  • Eph 4:26-27 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
  • Gen 4:5-6 : 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?'
  • Gen 4:8 : 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
  • Gen 34:7-8 : 7 Now Jacob's sons had come in from the fields when they heard, and the men were grieved and very angry, because this outrageous act had been done in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter—something that should not be done. 8 Hamor spoke with them, saying, "My son Shechem has set his heart on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
  • Gen 34:25-26 : 25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came against the city undetected, and killed every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.
  • Gen 34:30-31 : 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number. If they join forces against me and attack me, my household and I will be destroyed." 31 But they replied, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
  • 1 Sam 25:21-22 : 21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good. 22 May God punish David’s enemies severely if by morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him alive."
  • 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’
  • 2 Sam 13:32 : 32 But Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, 'Don’t think that all the king’s sons have been killed. Only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s intention ever since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.'
  • 2 Sam 19:43 : 43 The men of Judah responded to the men of Israel, "The king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions, or have we taken anything for ourselves?"
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:29
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    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

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  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

    8Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Eccl 7:4-8
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

    7Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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  • Prov 16:32
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    32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

  • Eph 4:26
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    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

  • Prov 29:9
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    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  • Prov 27:3-4
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    3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

    4Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, and do not associate with one easily angered.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 19:10-11
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    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

    11A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
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    16Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself too wise—why destroy yourself?

    17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

    20For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

  • Job 5:2
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    2For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Eccl 10:4
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    4If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Ps 90:11
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    11Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.

  • Eccl 10:2
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    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.