Proverbs 14:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is 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 dejection.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil 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 to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.