Proverbs 14:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Eccl 2:2 : 2 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
  • Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled 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 your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes — but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
  • Jas 4:9 : 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
  • Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
  • Prov 5:4 : 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    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 take it to heart.

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

  • Prov 15:13-16
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    13A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

    15All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who has a merry heart has a continual feast.

    16Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

  • Prov 14:12
    79%

    12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Jas 4:9
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    9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

  • Prov 17:22
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    22A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

  • Eccl 2:1-2
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    1I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure." And behold, this also is vanity.

    2I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"

  • Prov 14:14
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    14The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied from himself.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes 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 has ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

  • Prov 14:10
    73%

    10The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Eccl 8:15
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    15So I commended joy, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

  • Eccl 1:18
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    18For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

  • Job 8:21
    72%

    21Till He fills your mouth with laughter, and your lips with rejoicing.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

  • Eccl 11:9-10
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    72%

    9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes — but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

    10Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for childhood and youth are vanity.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.

  • Isa 24:7-8
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    72%

    7The new wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted do sigh.

    8The mirth of tambourines ceases, the noise of those who rejoice ends, the joy of the harp ceases.

  • Prov 1:26
    71%

    26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;

  • Prov 5:11
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    11And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Job 14:22
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    22But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

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    4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

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    14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one against the other, so that man should find nothing after him.

  • Luke 6:25
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    25Woe to you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

  • Prov 25:20
    70%

    20Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, and like vinegar on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

  • Prov 14:30
    70%

    30A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Eccl 9:3
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    3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes, 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
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    15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • Eccl 3:12
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    12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives.

  • Ps 37:13
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    13The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.

  • Eccl 2:23
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    23For all his days are sorrowful, and his work is burdensome; even at night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

  • Eccl 10:13
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    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Isa 24:11
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    11There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.