Ecclesiastes 7:2
Better to go to a house of mourning, || Than to go to a house of banqueting, || For that is the end of all men, || And the living lays [it] to his heart.
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In Context
1Better [is] a name than good perfume, || And the day of death than the day of birth.
3Better [is] sorrow than laughter, || For by the sadness of the face the heart becomes better.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, || And listen to your father Israel.
Numbers 23:10Who has counted the dust of Jacob, || And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, || And let my last end be like his!”
Deuteronomy 32:46and says to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I am testifying against you today, that you command your sons to observe to do all the words of this law,
Psalms 90:12Let [us] know to number our days correctly, || And we bring the heart to wisdom.
Isaiah 5:11Woe [to] those rising early in the morning, || They pursue strong drink! Lingering in twilight, wine inflames them!
Isaiah 47:7And you say, I am mistress for all time, || While you have not laid these things to your heart, || You have not remembered the latter end of it.
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 →