Ecclesiastes 7:5

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

Revelation 3:19

Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore, and do penance.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame to him that refuseth instruction: but he that yieldeth to reproof, shall be glorified.

Proverbs 27:6

Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 13:13

Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Proverbs 9:8

Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 6:23

Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

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

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.