Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 7:8
American Standard Version
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; `and' the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Amplified® Bible
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Contemporary English Version
Something completed is better than something just begun; patience is better than too much pride.
Darby English Version
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.
Good News Bible
The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.
King James Version
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
New American Standard Bible
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
New International Version
The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
New King James Version
The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The end of a matter seems better than its beginning; Patience of spirit has more value than haughtiness of spirit.
Revised Standard Version
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better `is' the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.