Ecclesiastes 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The heart of the wise <FI>is<Fi> in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting, because this is the ende of all men: and the liuing shall lay it to his heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
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;
6 Pois o riso dos tolos é como o ruído de espinhos debaixo de uma panela; também isto é futilidade.
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