---
reference: "Ecclesiastes 7:8"
book: "Ecclesiastes"
chapter: 7
verse: 8
testament: "Old Testament"
cross_references: 19
tags: [bible, verse, old-testament, ecclesiastes]
aliases: ["Ecclesiastes 7:8"]
---
> Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

## Cross-references

- [[Hebrews 10.36|Hebrews 10:36]] — *27 votes*
- [[Proverbs 14.29|Proverbs 14:29]] — *21 votes*
- [[1 Peter 1.13|1 Peter 1:13]] — *19 votes*
- [[Psalms 126.5|Psalms 126:5–6]] — *16 votes*
- [[James 5.11|James 5:11]] — *14 votes*
- [[James 5.8|James 5:8]] — *12 votes*
- [[Proverbs 15.18|Proverbs 15:18]] — *12 votes*
- [[Galatians 5.22|Galatians 5:22]] — *11 votes*
- [[Luke 21.19|Luke 21:19]] — *11 votes*
- [[Proverbs 16.32|Proverbs 16:32]] — *11 votes*
- [[Luke 16.25|Luke 16:25]] — *9 votes*
- [[Romans 2.7|Romans 2:7–8]] — *9 votes*
- [[1 Peter 2.20|1 Peter 2:20–21]] — *8 votes*
- [[Proverbs 28.25|Proverbs 28:25]] — *8 votes*
- [[Proverbs 13.10|Proverbs 13:10]] — *7 votes*
- [[1 Peter 5.5|1 Peter 5:5–6]] — *6 votes*
- [[Ephesians 4.2|Ephesians 4:2]] — *6 votes*
- [[Isaiah 10.24|Isaiah 10:24–25]] — *6 votes*
- [[Isaiah 10.28|Isaiah 10:28–34]] — *1 vote*

## Chapter

[[Ecclesiastes 7]]

## Book

[[Ecclesiastes]]
