Ecclesiastes 7:3

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Ire [or wrath] is better than laugh-ing; for the soul of a trespasser is amended by the heaviness of his cheer.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

Before that I was made meek, I trespassed; therefore I kept thy speech.

Psalm 119:71

It is good to me, that thou hast made me meek; that I learn thy justi-fyings.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

And laughing I areckoned error, and I said to joy, What art thou, deceived in vain?

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of wise men is where sorrow is; and the heart of fools is where folly gladness is.

Daniel 10:19

and said, Man of desires, do not thou dread; peace be to thee, be thou comforted, and be thou strong. And when he spake with me, I waxed strong, and said, My Lord, speak thou, for thou hast comforted me.

Luke 6:21

Blessed be ye, that now hunger, for ye shall be full-filled. Blessed be ye, that now weep, for ye shall laugh. [Blessed be ye, that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed be ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.]

Luke 6:25

Woe to you that be full-filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh, for ye shall mourn, and weep. [Woe to you that be filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now, for ye shall mourn, and weep.]

2 Corinthians 4:17

But that light, [or easy], thing of our tribulation that lasteth now, but as it were by a moment, worketh in us over-measure an everlasting burden [or an everlasting weight] into the highness of glory;