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Ecclesiastes 7:9 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry (אַל־תְּבַהֵל בְּרוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֹס, al-tevahal be'ruchakha likhos)—'Hasty' (tevahal) means to rush recklessly or act impulsively. The command warns against giving in to immediate emotional reactions. 'Spirit' (ruach) here is the seat of emotions and will, while 'anger' (ka'as) denotes vexation, frustration, or rage.For anger resteth in the bosom of fools (כִּי כַעַס בְּחֵיק כְּסִילִים יָנוּחַ, ki kha'as becheq kesilim yanuach)—The verb 'resteth' (yanuach) means 'settles down' or 'dwells permanently.' The 'bosom' (cheq) is the chest or heart, where one harb...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:9
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“then”
“and a crafty man is hated.”
“than he who takes a city.”
“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”
“You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”
“and said”
“Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness”
“and they were very angry”
“nor pay him homage”