Proverbs 14:13
Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death.
14A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?
Ecclesiastes 7:5The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.
Luke 16:25And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.
Revelation 18:7As much as she hath glorified herself, and lived in delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her; because she saith in her heart: I sit a queen, and am no widow; and sorrow I shall not see.
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 →