Ecclesiastes 7:8 · KJV
“Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.”
— Ecclesiastes 7:8
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7 — Context
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so {is} the laughter of the fool: this also {is} vanity. {crackling: Heb. sound}
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10Say not thou, What is {the cause} that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. {wisely: Heb. out of wisdom}
Cross References
Hebrews 10:36
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
Proverbs 14:29
{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}
James 5:11
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
James 5:8
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Luke 21:19
In your patience possess ye your souls.
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