Proverbs 14:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, 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 thine 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 likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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 she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Prov 5:4 : 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged 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 better.
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 merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
16Better is little with the fear of the LORD 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 merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Eccl 2:1-2
2 verses
77%
1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is 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 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 his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Prov 15:21
73%
21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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 merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth 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%
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Prov 16:25
72%
25There is a way that 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 thine 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 childhood and youth are vanity.
Eccl 10:19
72%
19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Isa 24:7-8
2 verses
72%
7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted 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 at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Prov 5:11
71%
11And thou mourn at the last, 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 midst of fools is made known.
Prov 19:3
71%
3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Job 14:22
71%
22But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
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 mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Eccl 7:14
70%
14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Luke 6:25
70%
25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Prov 25:20
70%
20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Prov 14:30
70%
30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Eccl 9:3
70%
3This is an evil among all things that are 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 thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Eccl 3:12
69%
12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Ps 37:13
69%
13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth{H8804)} that his day is coming{H8799)}.
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 sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also 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 a good report maketh 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 for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Prov 15:11
69%
11Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Prov 15:24
69%
24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.