Category: Ecclesiastes

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

King James Version (KJV):
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

American Standard Version (ASV):
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

King James Version (KJV):
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

King James Version (KJV):
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

American Standard Version (ASV):
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

King James Version (KJV):
[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

King James Version (KJV):
Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

American Standard Version (ASV):
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

King James Version (KJV):
The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.

American Standard Version (ASV):
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

King James Version (KJV):
[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

American Standard Version (ASV):
For who knoweth what is good for man in [his] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

King James Version (KJV):
For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

American Standard Version (ASV):
A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

King James Version (KJV):
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

King James Version (KJV):
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.