Ecclesiastes 7:5
Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
In Context
6The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Proverbs 13:18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
Proverbs 17:10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
Revelation 3:19As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend.
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 →