6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.


In Context

3 Vexation 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 in the house of mirth.

5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:6Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.