Proverbs 14:13
The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heauinesse.
Bible (Bishops')
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 right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.
14A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2Insomuch that I saide vnto the man geuen to laughter, thou art mad: and to mirth, what doest thou?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:
Luke 16:25But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
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 →