Ecclesiastes 7:3

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

1A [good] name is better than precious oil; 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 glad.

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.

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