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Ecclesiastes 7:8 — Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the…
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 7:8.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Verse explanation
Judging things by their ending, not their beginning, is advice against hasty decisions based on first impressions or initial enthusiasm.
From the Ecclesiastes 7 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Melhor é o fim das coisas do que o principio d'ellas: melhor é o longanimo do que o altivo de coração.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Melhor é o fim das coisas do que o princípio delas; melhor é o paciente de espírito do que o arrogante de espírito.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Terminar algo es mejor que empezarlo. Ser paciente es mejor que ser orgulloso.
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In other languages: Português (Eclesiastes 7:8) · Español (Eclesiastés 7:8)
More verses about patience
- James 1:4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
- Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
- Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Psalms 27:14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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