Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart acheth; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?'
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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 →