Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Compare All Versions
Ecclesiastes 7:9 MSG (The Message)
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 KJV (King James Version)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t become angry quickly, because getting angry is foolish.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 ASV (American Standard Version)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 NIV (New International Version)
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 NLT (New Living Translation)
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.