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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
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Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Be not hastyH926 in thy spiritH7307 to be angryH3707: for angerH3708 restethH5117 in the bosomH2436 of foolsH3684.
Original Hebrew
אַל־תְּבַהֵל בְּרוּחֲךָ לִכְעֹוס כִּי כַעַס בְּחֵיק כְּסִילִים יָנוּחַ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
תְּבַהֵ֥ל |
te.va.Hel | H926 | HVpj2ms | you be hasty |
בְּ/רֽוּחֲ/ךָ֖ |
be./ru.cha./Kha | H7307 | HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms | in/ spirit/ your |
לִ/כְע֑וֹס |
li/kh.'os | H3707 | HR/Vqc | to/ become angry |
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
כַ֔עַס |
Kha.'as | H3708 | HNcmsa | anger |
בְּ/חֵ֥יק |
be./Cheik | H2436 | HR/Ncmsc | in/ (the) bosom of |
כְּסִילִ֖ים |
ke.si.Lim | H3684 | HAampa | fools |
יָנֽוּחַ |
ya.Nu.ach | H5117 | HVqi3ms | it settles |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H926 — בָּהַל (bâhal, baw-hal'): a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously; be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.
- H2436 — חֵיק (chêyq, khake): or חֵק; and חוֹק; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively); bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
- H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
- H3707 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kaw-as'): a primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant; be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
- H3708 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kah'-as): or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from כַּעַס; vexation; anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
- H5117 — נוּחַ (nûwach, noo'-akh): a primitive root; to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.); cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare יָנִים.
- H7307 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): from רוּחַ; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- anger — Genesis 4:5-6, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 34:7-8, Genesis 34:25-26, Genesis 34:30-31, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:32, Proverbs 26:23-26, Mark 6:19, Mark 6:24
- hasty — 1 Samuel 25:21-22, 2 Samuel 19:43, Esther 3:5-6, Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 16:32, Jonah 4:9, Ephesians 4:26-27, James 1:19
Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 27:41, 1 Samuel 20:32, 1 Kings 21:4, Esther 5:10, Job 5:2, Job 20:2, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 21:24, Amos 1:11, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Ephesians 4:31, Titus 1:7
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY, WRATH-ANGER
- Torrey’s: ANGER
- Nave’s: ANGER, FOOL, PATIENCE, RASHNESS
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