Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that delight is heaviness.
Updated King James Version
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 which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of delight, What does it?
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
Revelation 18:7How much she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
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 →