Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.Ecclesiastes 7:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.Hel“you be hasty”Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּהַל · “to dismay” · Strong's H0926
- בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.Kha“in spirit your”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רוּחַ · “temper” · Strong's H7307J
- לִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'os“to become angry”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from כָּעַס · “to provoke” · Strong's H3707
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- כַ֔עַסKha.'as“anger”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כַּ֫עַס · “vexation” · Strong's H3708A
- בְּחֵ֥יקbe.Cheik“in [the] bosom of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֵיק · “embrace” · Strong's H2436G
- כְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.Lim“fools”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- יָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.ach“it settles”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)