Ecclesiastes 7:9

“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, etc.] With men, for every word that is said, or action done, that is not agreeable; encourage not, but repress, sudden angry emotions of the mind; be not quick of resentment, and at once express anger and displeasure; but be slow to wrath, for such a man is better than the mighty, (<590119>James 1:19) (<201632>Proverbs 16:32); or with God, for his corrections and chastisements; so the Targum, “in the time that correction from heaven comes upon thee, do not hasten in thy soul to be hot (or angry) to say words of rebellion (or stubbornness) against heaven;” that advice is good, “do nothing in angerf158;” for anger resteth in the bosom of fools; where it…”

“angry--impatient at adversity befalling thee, as Job was (Ecc 5:2; Pro 12:16).”

“7:9 anger labels you a fool: Cp. Prov 14:29; 29:11; see “Anger” Theme Note.”

“hasty: Sa1 25:21, Sa1 25:22; Sa2 19:43; Est 3:5, Est 3:6; Pro 14:17, Pro 16:32; Jon 4:9; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:27; Jam 1:19 anger: Gen 4:5, Gen 4:6, Gen 4:8, Gen 34:7, Gen 34:8, Gen 34:25, Gen 34:26, Gen 34:30, Gen 34:31; Sa2 13:22, Sa2 13:28, Sa2 13:32; Pro 26:23-26; Mar 6:19, Mar 6:24 Ecclesiastes 7:10”

“In this verse the author warns against this pride which, when everything does not go according to its mind, falls into passionate excitement, and thoughtlessly judges, or with a violent rude hand anticipates the end. אל־תּב: do not overturn, hasten not, rush not, as at Ecc 5:1. Why the word בּרוּחך, and not בנפשך or בלבך, is used, vid., Psychol. pp. 197-199: passionate excitements overcome a man according to the biblical representation of his spirit, Pro 25:28, and in the proving of the spirit that which is in the heart comes forth in the mood and disposition, Pro 15:13. כּעוס is an infin., like ישׁון, Ecc 5:11. The warning has its reason in this, that anger or (כעס, taken more potentially…”