Ecclesiastes 7:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 7:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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KJV

King James Version

The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.

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WEB

World English Bible

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 7

² It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance 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.

⁵ It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

⁶ For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

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