Ecclesiastes 7:6
“For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:6 Context
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth. 5It is better to heare the rebuke of the wise, then for a man to heare the song of fooles. 6For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie. 7¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
- King James Version
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
- Basic English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
- Darby Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
- Webster's Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
- World English Bible
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:6
7:6 Thorns - Which for a time make a great noise and blaze, but presently go out.