Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better <FI>is<Fi> sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 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.

5 Mieux vaut entendre la réprimande du sage que d’entendre le chant des insensés.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:3 Mean?

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