Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
Berean Standard Bible
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 that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
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 →