Ecclesiastes
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:3
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:3 Context
1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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Translation Details for Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:3
Bible Commentary for Ecclesiastes 7:3
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:3
7:1 Of death - Seeing this life is so full of vanity, and vexation, and misery, it is more desirable for a man to go out of it, than to come into it.
7:2 The house - Where mourners meet to celebrate the funeral of a deceased friend. That - Death. The living - Will be seriously affected with it, whereas feasting is commonly attended with levity, and manifold temptations.
7:4 The wise - Are constantly meditating upon serious things.
Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.
- Basic English Bible
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
- Darby Bible
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
- Webster's Bible
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
- World English Bible
Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible