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Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
Proverbs 14:13 · World English Bible
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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 knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
16 A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
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