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Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Proverbs 14:13 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 14:13 in other translations
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
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In context
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
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