Ecclesiastes 7:3

New Living Translation

Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.

Psalm 119:71

My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?”

Ecclesiastes 7:4

A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

Daniel 10:19

“Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”

Luke 6:21

God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!