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


In Context

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

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

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

7 Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

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 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 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.