Ecclesiastes 7:6 - Revised Version 1885 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)! American Standard Version (1901) For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Common English Bible because the fool’s merriment is like nettles crackling under a kettle. That too is pointless. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools. |