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


In Context

1 Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

2 Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart.

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

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

5 Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:3Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

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 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.