Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your father.
Numbers 23:10Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.
Deuteronomy 32:46And he said to them, Take heed with your heart to all these words, which I testify to you this day, which ye shall command your sons, to observe and do all the words of this law.
Psalms 90:12+ 90:12 Mat. 4. 6. They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait at it till the evening: for the wine shall inflame them.
Isaiah 47:7and saidst, I shall be a princess for ever: thou didst not perceive these things in thine heart, nor didst thou remember the latter end.
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 →