Proverbs 14:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Eccl 2:2 : 2 I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?
Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Eccl 7:5-6 : 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
Jas 4:9 : 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Rev 18:7-8 : 7 How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning. 8 Therefore {G1223} in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her.
Prov 5:4 : 4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Eccl 7:2-4
3 verses
84%
2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Prov 15:13-16
4 verses
83%
13A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
15All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart [hath] a continual feast.
16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Prov 14:12
79%
12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Jas 4:9
77%
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Prov 17:22
77%
22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Eccl 2:1-2
2 verses
77%
1I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
2I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?
Prov 14:14
76%
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
Prov 12:25
76%
25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
Eccl 7:6
75%
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Lam 5:15
73%
15The joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.
Prov 14:10
73%
10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
Prov 15:21
73%
21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
Eccl 8:15
72%
15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
Eccl 1:18
72%
18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Job 8:21
72%
21He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.
Prov 16:25
72%
25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Eccl 11:9-10
2 verses
72%
9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Eccl 10:19
72%
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
Isa 24:7-8
2 verses
72%
7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.
8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Prov 1:26
71%
26I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Prov 5:11
71%
11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Prov 14:33
71%
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Prov 19:3
71%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Job 14:22
71%
22But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.
Eccl 3:4
71%
4a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Prov 10:23
71%
23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
Eccl 7:14
70%
14In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him.
Luke 6:25
70%
25Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Prov 25:20
70%
20[ As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
Prov 14:30
70%
30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Eccl 9:3
70%
3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.
Prov 23:15
70%
15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
Eccl 3:12
69%
12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
Ps 37:13
69%
13The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
Prov 28:14
69%
14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Eccl 2:23
69%
23For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
Prov 3:13
69%
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
Prov 15:30
69%
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.
Eccl 10:13
69%
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Isa 24:11
69%
11There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Prov 15:11
69%
11Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Prov 15:24
69%
24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.