New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 7:7-10
7For 1oppression makes a wise person look foolish, And a 2bribe 3corrupts the heart.8The 4end of a matter is better than its beginning; 5Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.9Do not be 67eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the 8heart of fools.10Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
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 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Prov 14:17; James 1:19 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit chest ↩
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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