The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 7:9 Explained

Ecclesiastes 7:9

KJV: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

YLT: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

Darby: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

ASV: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Be not hasty  in thy spirit  to be angry:  for anger  resteth  in the bosom  of fools. 

What does Ecclesiastes 7:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 7

1  remedies against vanity are, a good name
2  mortification
7  patience
11  wisdom
23  The difficulty of wisdom

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 7:9 mean?

Not do hasten in your spirit to be angry for anger in the bosom of fools rests
אַל־ תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ

תְּבַהֵ֥ל  do  hasten 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּהַל  
Sense: to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous.
בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖  in  your  spirit 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
לִכְע֑וֹס  to  be  angry 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: כָּעַס  
Sense: to be angry, be vexed, be indignant, be wroth, be grieved, provoke to anger and wrath.
כַ֔עַס  anger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּעַס 
Sense: anger, vexation, provocation, grief.
בְּחֵ֥יק  in  the  bosom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹוק 
Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst.
כְּסִילִ֖ים  of  fools 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
יָנֽוּחַ  rests 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נוּחַ 
Sense: to rest.