Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:8–9
8The end of a matter is better than the beginning,
and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger settles in the lap of a fool.a
Footnotes
- a 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom of fools
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The end | אַחֲרִ֥ית | ’a·ḥă·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H319 after-part, end |
| of a matter | דָּבָ֖ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| is better | ט֛וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than the beginning | מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ | mê·rê·šî·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7225 beginning, chief |
| a patient | אֶֽרֶךְ־ | ’e·reḵ- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H750 long |
| spirit | ר֖וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| is better | ט֥וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than a proud | מִגְּבַהּ־ | mig·gə·ḇah- | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1364 high, exalted |
Ecclesiastes 7:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be quickly | תְּבַהֵ֥ל | tə·ḇa·hêl | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H926 alarm, dismay |
| provoked | לִכְע֑וֹס | liḵ·‘ō·ws | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| in your spirit | בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ | bə·rū·ḥă·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| anger | כַ֔עַס | ḵa·‘as | Noun - masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| settles | יָנֽוּחַ׃ | yā·nū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| in the lap | בְּחֵ֥יק | bə·ḥêq | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2436 bosom |
| of a fool | כְּסִילִ֖ים | kə·sî·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 Hebrews 10:36 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Proverbs 14:29 · 1 Peter 1:13 · James 5:11 · James 5:8 · Proverbs 15:18 · Luke 21:19 · Galatians 5:22 · Proverbs 16:32 · Luke 16:25 · Romans 2:7–8
Ecclesiastes 7:9 James 1:19 · Proverbs 14:17 · Proverbs 16:32 · Ephesians 4:26–27 · Proverbs 26:23–26 · Genesis 34:7–8 · Genesis 34:30–31 · 2 Samuel 19:43 · 2 Samuel 13:28 · Genesis 34:25–26 · 1 Samuel 25:21–22 · Mark 6:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.