Ecclesiastes 7:8
“Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:8 Context
6For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie. 7¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit. 9Be not hastie in thy spirit to bee angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles. 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely concerning this.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
- King James Version
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; `and' the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
- Basic English Bible
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.
- Darby Bible
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- Webster's Bible
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- World English Bible
Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:8
7:8 The end - The good or evil of things is better known by their end, than by their beginning. The patient - Who quietly waits for the issue of things. The proud - Which he puts instead of hasty or impatient, because pride is the chief cause of impatience.