Ecclesiastes 7:3

Modern King James Version

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I have kept Your Word.

Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, so that I might learn Your Precepts.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

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

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.

Daniel 10:19

and said, O man greatly beloved, do not fear. Peace to you; be strong; yes, be strong. And when he had spoken to me, I was made stronger, and I said, Speak my lord, for you have made me stronger.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are full! For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,