Ecclesiastes 7:9

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

Be not

אוּץ

ʼûwts

H213

to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw

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in thy

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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to be

אָנַף

ʼânaph

H599

to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged

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for

אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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נוּחַ

nûwach

H5117

to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, le...

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in the

חֵיק

chêyq

H2436

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

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of

כְּסִיל

kᵉçîyl

H3684

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

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Key Terms in This Verse

resteth H5117

נוּחַ nûwach

to 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, ...

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hasty H213

אוּץ ʼûwts

to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw

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bosom H2436

חֵיק chêyq

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

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fools H3684

כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

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angry H599

אָנַף ʼânaph

to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged

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anger H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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spirit H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; 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...

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Cross References

James 1:19 cross-reference

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Proverbs 14:17 cross-reference

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 16:32 cross-reference

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

2 Samuel 13:22 cross-reference

And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 19:43 cross-reference

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first ...

Mark 6:19 cross-reference

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

2 Samuel 13:28 cross-reference

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageou...

Mark 6:24 cross-reference

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Genesis 4:8 cross-reference

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Jonah 4:9 cross-reference

And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

2 Samuel 13:32 cross-reference

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Ab...

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