Ecclesiastes 7:9
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBe not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
— Ecclesiastes 7:9, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.