Ecclesiastes 2:2
King James Version
2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
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Ecclesiastes 2:2
New International Version
2 “Laughter,”(A) I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
Ecclesiastes 2:2
New King James Version
2 I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”
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Ecclesiastes 7:2-5
King James Version
2 It 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.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:2-5
New International Version
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(A) is the destiny(B) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(C)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(D)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(E) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:2-5
New King James Version
2 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 take it to (A)heart.
3 [a]Sorrow is better than laughter,
(B)For by a sad countenance the heart is made [b]better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:3 Vexation or Grief
- Ecclesiastes 7:3 well or pleasing
- Ecclesiastes 7:5 listen to
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