Ecclesiastes 7:4

New International Reader's Version

Those who are wise are found where there is sorrow. But foolish people are found where there is pleasure.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:28

Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon has had too much wine to drink, I’ll say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down.’ When I do, kill him. Don’t be afraid. I’ve given you an order, haven’t I? Be strong and brave.”

1 Kings 20:16

They started out at noon. At that time Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings helping him were in their tents. They were getting drunk.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “Come on. I’ll try out pleasure. I want to find out if it is good.” But it also proved to be meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Not being able to figure things out is better than laughter. That’s because sorrow is good for the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

Pay attention to a wise person’s warning. That’s better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.

Isaiah 21:4

My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.

Jeremiah 51:39

They are stirred up. So I will set a feast in front of them. I will make them drunk. And they will shout and laugh. But then they will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s officials and wise men drunk. I will do the same thing to its governors, officers and soldiers. They will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the King. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.

Hosea 7:5

On special days to honor our king, the princes get drunk with wine. And the king enjoys the party. He joins hands with those who pretend to be faithful to him.

Nahum 1:10

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail went back to Nabal. He was having a dinner party in the house. It was the kind of dinner a king would have. He had been drinking too much wine. He was very drunk. So she didn’t tell him anything at all until sunrise.

1 Samuel 30:16

He led David down to where the men were. They were scattered all over the countryside. They were eating and drinking and dancing wildly. That’s because they had taken a large amount of goods from those they had attacked. They had taken it from the land of the Philistines and from the people of Judah.