Now Absalom commanded his young men, ‘Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant! ’
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth and sensual joy. American Standard Version (1901) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Common English Bible The wise heart is in the house that mourns, but the foolish heart is in the house that rejoices. Catholic Public Domain Version Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected. |
Now Absalom commanded his young men, ‘Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant! ’
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who were helping him were getting drunk in their quarters.
I said to myself, ‘Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.’ But it turned out to be futile.
Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.
It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,
My heart staggers; horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope into sheer terror.
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they celebrate. , Then they will fall asleep for ever and never wake up. This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep for ever and never wake up. This is the King’s declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name.
On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine – there is a conspiracy with traitors.
For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.
So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.