Ecclesiastes 7:3

Tree of Life Version

Grief is better than laughter, for though the face is sad, the heart may be glad.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your decrees.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, “It is madness!” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

Ecclesiastes 7:4

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

Daniel 10:19

Then he said: ‘Highly valued man, do not fear! Shalom to you. Be strong, now! Chazak!’ “Even as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.’

Luke 6:21

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

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are full, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you shall mourn and weep.

2 Corinthians 4:17

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