Proverbs 14:13
Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I saide of laughter, Thou art mad: and of ioy, What is this that thou doest?
Ecclesiastes 7:5Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.
Luke 16:25But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
Revelation 18:7In as much as she glorified her selfe, and liued in pleasure, so much giue ye to her torment and sorow: for she saith in her heart, I sit being a queene, and am no widowe, 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 →