Ecclesiastes 7:2
Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth [it] unto his heart.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1Better [is] a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
3Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2'Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.
Numbers 23:10Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'
Deuteronomy 32:46and saith unto them, 'Set your heart to all the words which I am testifying against you to-day, that ye command your sons to observe to do all the words of this law,
Psalms 90:12To number our days aright let [us] know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.
Isaiah 5:11Woe [to] those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
Isaiah 47:7And thou sayest, 'To the age I am mistress,' While thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, Thou hast not remembered the latter end of it.
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 →