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Ecclesiastes 7:3

World English Bible

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

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Ecclesiastes 7:3 in other translations

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

Ecclesiastes 7:3 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:3 in context

  1. 1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better 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 should take this to heart.
  3. 3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
  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.