Ecclesiastes 7:6
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”
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.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Cross-References
“Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.”
“They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.”
“Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.”
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:”
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”