Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.Ecclesiastes 7:3 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — સભાશિક્ષક ૭:૩
- હાસ્ય કરતાં ખેદ સારો છે. કેમ કે ચહેરાના ઉદાસીપણાથી અંત:કરણ આનંદ પામે છે.
- हिन्दी — सभोपदेशक ७:३
- हँसी से खेद उत्तम है, क्योंकि मुँह पर के शोक से मन सुधरता है।
In context
1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
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 should take this to heart.
3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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