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ecclesiastes_7:9

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Hebrew
אַל תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Wind * Breath * Spirit

Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament.

Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1
לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ
ESV
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
NIV
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
NLT
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
LXX
μὴ σπεύσῃς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
πνεύματί σου τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θυμοῦσθαι ὅτι θυμὸς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
κόλπῳ ἀφρόνων ἀναπαύσεται
KJV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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