Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Catholic Public Domain Version

³ It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [II Cor. 7:10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

Common English Bible

³ Aggravation is better than merriment because a sad face may lead to a glad heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

English Standard Version 2016

³ Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 2:2

Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: "Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?"

Ecclesiastes 7:4

Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.

Daniel 10:19

And he said, "Fear not, O man of longing. May peace be with you. Take courage and be strong." And when he spoke to me, I recovered, and I said, "Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me."

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you shall laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are satisfied, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For though our tribulation is, at the present time, brief and light, it accomplishes in us the weight of a sublime eternal glory, beyond measure.