Proverbs 14:13
Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy.
Catholic Public Domain 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 just to a man, but its conclusion leads to death.
14The foolish will be filled up by his own ways. And the good man shall be above him.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: “Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?”
Ecclesiastes 7:5The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
Luke 16:25And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.
Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in pleasure, so much so give to her torment and grief. For in her heart, she has said: ‘I am enthroned as queen,’ and, ‘I am not a widow,’ and, ‘I shall not see sorrow.’
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 →