Proverbs 14:13
גַּם ־ בִּשְׂחוֹק יִכְאַב ־ לֵב וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ שִׂמְחָה תוּגָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
In Context
12יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי ־ אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי ־ מָֽוֶת ׃
14מִדְּרָכָיו יִשְׂבַּע סוּג לֵב וּמֵעָלָיו אִישׁ טֽוֹב ׃
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2לִשְׂחוֹק אָמַרְתִּי מְהוֹלָל וּלְשִׂמְחָה מַה ־ זֹּה עֹשָֽׂה ׃
Ecclesiastes 7:5טוֹב לִשְׁמֹעַ גַּעֲרַת חָכָם מֵאִישׁ שֹׁמֵעַ שִׁיר כְּסִילִֽים ׃
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 →