Proverbs 14:13

“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, etc.] As Belshazzar’s was in the midst of his feast and jollity, when he saw the writing on the wall; so sin may stare a man in the face, and guilt load his conscience and fill him with sorrow, amidst his merriment; a man may put on a merry countenance, and feign a laugh, when his heart is very sorrowful; and oftentimes this sorrow comes by sinful laughter, by mocking at sin and jesting at religion; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness: sometimes in this life a sinner mourns at last, and mourns for his wicked mirth, or that he has made himself so merry with religious persons and things, and oftentimes when it is too late; so the end of that mirth…”

“The preceding sentiment illustrated by the disappointments of a wicked or untimely joy.”

“Sorrow of some kind either mingles itself with outward joy, or follows hard upon it. return to 'Top of Page'”

“In laughter - The outward signs of joy are often mixed with real sorrow. Proverbs 14:14”

“14:13 A person’s outward demeanor might not reflect what is in the heart.”

“Pro 5:4; Ecc 2:2, Ecc 2:10, Ecc 2:11, Ecc 7:5, Ecc 7:6, Ecc 11:9; Luk 16:25; Jam 4:9; Rev 18:7, Rev 18:8 Proverbs 14:14”

“13 Even in the midst of laughter the heart experiences sadness; And to it, joy, the end is sorrow. Every human heart carries the feeling of disquiet and of separation from its true home, and of the nothingness, the transitoriness of all that is earthly; and in addition to this, there is many a secret sorrow in every one which grows out of his own corporeal and spiritual life, and from his relation to other men; and this sorrow, which is from infancy onward the lot of the human heart, and which more and more depends and diversifies itself in the course of life, makes itself perceptible even in the midst of laughter, in spite of the mirth and merriment, without being able to be suppressed or…”