Ecclesiastes 7:3

Grauitie is better then to laugh: for when the countenaunce is heauie, the heart is refourmed.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

In Context

2It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banketting house: For there is the ende of all men, and he that is liuing taketh it to heart.

4The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

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Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:2-7

The Value of a Good Name. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of… Read the whole commentary →

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