Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 14:13
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Berean Standard Bible
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
World English Bible
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
American Standard Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 14
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
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