Proverbs 14:13
A heart can laugh but still be in pain 1 and joy may end up being grief. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 that seems right to a man, 1 but its end only leads to death. 1
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said about laughter, “It is crazy,” and about pleasure, “What use is it?”
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise 2 than to listen to the song of fools. 1
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
Revelation 18:7As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, 2 give her just as much torture and grief. 1 For she says in her heart, 2 'I am seated as a queen; 1 I am not a widow, 2 and I will never see mourning.' 1
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 →