Ecclesiastes 7:3

New English Translation

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

Daniel 10:19

He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength.”

Luke 6:21

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

“Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison