Ecclesiastes 7:8
KonteksNETBible | The end of a matter 1 is better than its beginning; likewise, patience 2 is better than pride. 3 |
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 7:8 |
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. |
HCSB | The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit. |
LEB | The end of something is better than its beginning. It is better to be patient than arrogant. |
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 7:8 |
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. |
ESV | Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 7:8 |
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit. |
REB | Better the end of anything than its beginning; better patience than pride! |
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 7:8 |
The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. |
KJV | Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit. |
[+] Bhs. Inggris
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NASB © biblegateway Ecc 7:8 |
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HEBREW |
NETBible | The end of a matter 1 is better than its beginning; likewise, patience 2 is better than pride. 3 |
NET Notes |
1 tn The term דָבָר (davar) denotes “matter; thing” here rather than “speech; word,” as the parallelism with “patience” suggests. The term was misunderstood as “speech; word” by the Vulgate (so also Douay). 2 tn Heb “the patient of spirit.” 3 tn Heb “the proud of spirit.” |