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Ecclesiastes 7:3

American Standard Version

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

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Ecclesiastes 7:3 in other translations

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 in context

  1. 1A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
  2. 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.
  3. 3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
  4. 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
  5. 5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.