Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart feeleth pain; and at its end joy is sorrow.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
In Context
12There is many a way which seemeth even before a man; but its end are ways unto death.
14The backslider in heart will have enough of his own ways; and from him [departeth] the good men.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2Of laughter I said, It maketh one mad: and of joy, What doth this do?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than that a man should 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 →