4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.


In Context

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 the wise, than for a man 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.

Ecclesiastes 7:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.