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Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 · World English Bible
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Ecclesiastes 7:3 in other translations
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
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In context
1 A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
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 should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
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.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
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