King James Version

Ecclesiastes 7:9

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּבַהֵ֥לtevahelbe affrightedבָּהַלverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be affrighted”, a wish or indirect commandH926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiouslybe (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖beruchakhain angerרוּחַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; 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).לִכְע֑וֹסlikhosto be angryכַּעַסpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be angry”, the to-form of the verbH3707to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignantbe angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (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, + til…כַ֔עַסkhaasangerכַּעַסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH3708vexationanger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.בְּחֵ֥יקbecheyqin bosomחֵיקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.כְּסִילִ֖יםkesilimfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).יָנֽוּחַyanuchalet downנוּחַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “let down”, an unfinished actionH5117to 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 H3241 (יָנִים).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ σπεύσῃς ἐν πνεύματί σου τοῦ θυμοῦσθαι, ὅτι θυμὸς ἐν κόλπῳ ἀφρόνων ἀναπαύσεται.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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