Ecclesiastes 7:9

King James Version (KJV)

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

In context

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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

10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

KJV King James Version: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
WEB World English Bible: Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
ASV American Standard Version: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
DBY Darby Translation: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.
WBS Webster Bible: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.