Proverbs 14:13
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2Of laughter, I said, Madness! and, of mirth, What can it do?
Ecclesiastes 7:5Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,
Luke 16:25But Abraham said—Child! remember—That thou didst duly received thy good things in thy life, and, Lazarus, in like manner, the evil things; but, now, here, he is comforted, and, thou, art in anguish.
Revelation 18:7As much as she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give, unto her, torment and grief:—because, in her heart, she saith—I sit a Queen, and, widow, am I not, and, grief, in nowise shall I see!
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 →