3Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.


In Context

1 A good name is better than precious ointments: 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 the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

3 Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

4 The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

5 It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.