Ecclesiastes 7:8

Ecclesiastes 7:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8The end of a matter is better than its beginning,

and patience is better than pride.

8The end of a matter is better than its beginning;

Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.

8The end of a matter is better than its beginning;

Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit (pride).

8The end of a matter is better than the beginning,

and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

8For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.

8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.

The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

8The end of a matter is better than its beginning.

So it’s better to be patient than proud.

8If you finish some work,

that is better than to start something new.

It is better to be patient than to be proud.

8Better [is] the latter end of a thing than its beginning, || Better [is] the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.