Ecclesiastes 7:9

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Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
  • Prov 26:23-26 : 23 Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart. 24 The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him. 25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him. 26 Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 God said to Jonah,“Are you really so very angry about the little plant?” And he said,“I am as angry as I could possibly be!”
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not
  • Mark 6:24 : 24 So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”
  • Eph 4:26-27 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. 27 Do not give the devil an opportunity.
  • Gen 4:5-6 : 5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain,“Why are you angry, and why is your expression 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 field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob’s daughter, a crime that should not be committed. 8 But Hamor made this appeal to them:“My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
  • Gen 34:25-26 : 25 In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and left.
  • Gen 34:30-31 : 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!” 31 But Simeon and Levi replied,“Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?”
  • 1 Sam 25:21-22 : 21 Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil. 22 God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!”
  • 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Absalom instructed his servants,“Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you,‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”
  • 2 Sam 13:32 : 32 Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said,“My lord should not say,‘They have killed all the young men who are the king’s sons.’ For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about from the day that Amnon humiliated his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Sam 19:43 : 43 The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews(that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

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  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Eccl 7:10
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    10Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

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  • 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 merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

    7Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

    8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

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

  • Prov 29:9
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    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

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

  • Prov 27:3-4
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    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

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

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 19:10-11
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    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

    11A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
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    17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.

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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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    2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

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    4If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

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    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

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    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

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    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

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    11Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.

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    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.