Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It 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.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It 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 should take this to heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It 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.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth <FI>it<Fi> unto his heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
1 Une bonne réputation vaut mieux que le bon parfum, et le jour de la mort que le jour de la naissance.
2 Mieux vaut aller dans une maison de deuil que d’aller dans une maison de festin; car c’est là la fin de tout homme, et celui qui vit prend la chose à cœur.
3 Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire; car avec un visage triste le cœur peut être content.
4 Le cœur des sages est dans la maison de deuil, et le cœur des insensés dans la maison de joie.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:2 Mean?
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