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Ecclesiastes 7:3 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 7 · verse 3 · King James Version
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.Ecclesiastes 7:3 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:3 in 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.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- countenancepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- laughtersᵉchôwqlaughterH7814 →
- sadnessrôaʻbadness , physically or morallyH7455 →
- SorrowkaʻaçvexationH3708 →
- betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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