Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
- Basic English Bible

For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
- Darby Bible

It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
- English Revised Version

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:6

7:6 Thorns - Which for a time make a great noise and blaze, but presently go out.