Ecclesiastes 7:4
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
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.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Related Verses
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”
“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.”
“Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.”
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”