New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 7:7-10
7For 1oppressionH6233 makesH1984 a wiseH2450 personH2450 lookH1984 foolishH1984, And a 2bribeH4979 3corruptsH6 the heartH3820.8The 4endH319 of a matterH1697 is betterH2896 thanH4480 its beginningH7225; 5PatienceH750 of spiritH7307 is betterH2896 thanH4480 arroganceH1364 of spiritH7307.9Do not be 67eagerH926 in your spiritH7307 to be angryH3707, For angerH3708 residesH5117 in the 8heartH2436 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 ↩
- 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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