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


In Context

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.

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

7 Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

8 Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

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 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 Darby 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 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.