Ecclesiastes
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:4
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:4 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. 7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." Ecclesiastes 7:4 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:4
Bible Commentary for Ecclesiastes 7:4
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:4
7:4 The wise - Are constantly meditating upon serious things.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.
- Basic English Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.
- Darby Bible
Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
- English Revised Version
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
- World English Bible