Proverbs 14:13

A Conservative Version

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What does it do?

James 4:9

Be ye sorrowful, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into a downcast look.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes. But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgmen

Proverbs 5:4

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. And, behold, this also was vanity.