Ecclesiastes 7
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:2-5

2It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because 1that is the 2end of every man, And the living 34takes it to 5heart.36Sorrow is better than laughter, For 7when a face is sad a heart may be happy.4The 8mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the 9mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.5It is better to 10listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e. death ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Eccl 2:14, 16; 3:19, 20; 6:6; 9:2, 3 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Ps 90:12 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 7:3 Eccl 2:2 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 7:3 2 Cor 7:10 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 7:5 Ps 141:5; Prov 6:23; 13:18; 15:31, 32; 25:12; Eccl 9:17 ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7

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