Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise, is in the house of mourning, but, the heart of dullards, in the house of mirth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
In Context
3Better is grief than laughter,—for, by the marring of the face, amended is the heart.
5Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36And, when Abigail came unto Nabal, lo! he, had a banquet in his house, like the banquet of a king, and, the heart of Nabal, was glad accordingly, he having drunk deeply,—so she told him nothing—less or more, until the light of the morning.
2 Samuel 13:28Now Absolom had commanded his young men, saying—Mark, I pray you, when the heart of Amnon is merry with wine, and I say unto you—Smite ye Amnon, then shall ye put him to death, do not fear,—have not, I myself, commanded you? Be bold, and show yourselves to be sons of valour.
Nehemiah 2:2Then said the king unto me, Wherefore is thy countenance sad, seeing that, thou, art not sick? this is nothing else, but sadness of heart. Then feared I exceedingly,
Isaiah 53:3Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains and familiar with sickness,—Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.
Jeremiah 51:57Then will I make drunk—Her princes and her wise men, Her governors, and her deputies and her heroes, And they shall sleep an age-abiding sleep, and not wake,—Declareth the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name.
Daniel 5:30In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.
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 →