Proverbs 14:13

English Standard Version 2016

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”

James 4:9

Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

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 test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.