Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, And the end of joy is grief.
Noyes 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 which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to death.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, “It is mad;” and of mirth, “What availeth it?”
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.
Revelation 18:7As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. For she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no 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 →