Proverbs 14:13
Even when you're laughing you can be feeling sad—joy can end in grief.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
In Context
12There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.
14Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I conclude that laughing your way through life is stupid, and pleasure—what use is that?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It's better to listen to criticism from a wise person than to hear the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.
Revelation 18:7As much as she boasted about herself and indulged her lusts, give her back just as much anguish and sorrow. She told herself, ‘I reign as queen. I am no widow; I will never be in mourning.’
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 →