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 Melhor é uma boa reputação do que o bom óleo perfumado; e o dia da morte [é melhor] que o dia de seu nascimento
2 Melhor é ir à casa do luto do que a casa do banquete, [porque] isto é o fim de todos os homens; e os vivos tomam isto em seus corações.
3 Melhor é o sofrimento do que o riso, porque com a tristeza do rosto o coração se aperfeiçoa.
4 O coração dos sábios está na casa do luto, mas o coração dos tolos [está] na casa da alegria.
5 Melhor é ouvir a repreensão do sábio do que alguém ouvir a canção dos tolos;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:3 Mean?
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