Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
Darby Translation
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 that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Child, recollect that *thou* hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and *thou* art in suffering.
Revelation 18:7So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise 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 →