New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 7:7-10
7For 1oppressionH6233 makesH1984 a wiseH2450 manH2450 madH1984, And a 2bribeH4979 3corruptsH6 the heartH3820.8The 4endH319 of a matterH1697 is betterH2896 thanH4480 its beginningH7225; 5PatienceH750 of spiritH7307 is betterH2896 thanH4480 haughtinessH1364 of spiritH7307.9Do not be 67eagerH926 in your heartH7307 to be angryH3707, For angerH3708 residesH5117 in the bosomH2436 of foolsH3684.10Do not sayH559, “WhyH4100 is it that the formerH7223 daysH3117 were betterH2896 thanH4480 theseH428?” For it is not from wisdomH2451 that you askH7592 aboutH5921 thisH2088.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Eccl 4:1; 5:8 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Ex 23:8; Deut 16:19; Prov 17:8, 23 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 7:8 Eccl 7:1 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 7:8 Prov 14:29; 16:32; Gal 5:22; Eph 4:2 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty in your spirit ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Prov 14:17; James 1:19 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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