Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Sorrow is even better than laughter.\par Why? Because when our face is sad,\par our heart becomes good.\par

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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.

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.

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.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 119:67

Before I suffered, I did many wrong things.\par But now, I carefully obey your commands.\par

Psalm 119:71

Suffering was good for me.\par I learned your laws.\par

Ecclesiastes 2:2

It is foolish to laugh all the time. Having fun doesn’t do any good.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

A wise person thinks about death,\par but a foolish person thinks only\par about having a good time.\par

Daniel 10:19

Then he said, ‘Daniel, don’t be afraid. God loves you very much. Peace be with you. Be strong now, be strong.’

Luke 6:21

What great blessings there are for you people that are hungry now!\par You will be filled.\par What great blessings there are for you people that are crying now!\par You will be \{happy and\} laughing.\par

Luke 6:25

It will be bad for you people that are full now,\par because you will be hungry.\par It will be bad for you people that are laughing now,\par because you will be sad and cry.\par