Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
In Context
12There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What does it do?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.
Revelation 18:7In an amount she glorified herself and lived wantonly, give her so much torment and grief, because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will, no, not see grief.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:13
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. We have here an account of the way and end of a great many self-deluded souls. 1. Their way is seemingly fair: It seems right to themselves; they please themselves with a fancy that they are as they should be, that their opinions and practices are good, and such as will bear them out. The way of ignorance and carelessness, the way of worldliness and earthly-mindedness, the way of sensuality and flesh-pleasing, seem right… Read the whole commentary →