Ecclesiastes 7:3

The Value of Practical Wisdom

1 A ^agood name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one’s ^bbirth;

2 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 take it to ^aheart.

3 ¹Sorrow is better than laughter,
^aFor by a sad countenance the heart is made¹ better.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 ^aIt is better to¹ hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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Interlinear Bible for Ecclesiastes 7:3:

Sorrow
ka`ac (#3708) is better
towb (#2896) than laughter:
min (#4480) for
kiy (#3588) by the sadness
roa` (#7455) of the countenance
paniym (#6440) the heart
leb (#3820) is made better.
yatab (#3190)

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