Proverbs 14:14
A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
13The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heauinesse.
15An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
Galatians 6:4But let euery man proue his owne worke, & then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe, and not in another.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:14
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. This shows the vanity of carnal mirth, and proves what Solomon said of laughter, that it is mad; for, 1. There is sadness under it. Sometimes when sinners are under convictions, or some great trouble, they dissemble their grief by a forced mirth, and put a good face on it, because they will not seem to yield: they cry not when he binds them. Nay, when men really are merry, yet at the same time there is some alloy or other to their… Read the whole commentary →