Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools. [James 1:19, 20.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools. [James 1:19, 20.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

English EASY 2024

Control your angry thoughts. Only fools allow their anger to continue.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Don't become angry quickly, because anger is foolish.

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Don't be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Don't let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Do not be eager in your spirit to be vexed, For vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Do not in spirit become quickly discontented, for discontent lodges in the bosom of a fool.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't become angry quickly. Anger lives in the hearts of foolish people.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

English NLT

Don't be quick-tempered, for anger is the friend of fools.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Be not quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't be quick-tempered—that is being a fool.

English Tyndale 1537

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Compare Translations