(23-29) Verses 1-6 Reputation for piety and honesty is more desirable than all the wealth and pleasure in this world.

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2 It 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 will lay it to his heart. Ecclesiastes 7:4. The next step is to enter your payment information. Ec Ecc Eccles.) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning - A wise man loves those occasions from which he can derive spiritual advantage; and therefore prefers visiting the sick, and sympathizing with those who have suffered privations by death. The benefit of a good name; of death above life; of sorrow above vain mirth. (7-10) Advantages of wisdom. 3 Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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1611 KJV BOOKS CHAPTER. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Context. (11-22) Experience of the evil of sin. But the fool - the gay, thoughtless, and giddy - prefers places and times of diversion and amusement. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

2 It 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 will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. SELECT A BOOK CHAPTER.

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You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Contextual Overview 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. Ecclesiastes 7:4 KJV Ecclesiastes 7:4 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 7:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 7:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 7:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 7:4 German Bible Alphabetical: but fools heart house in is mind mourning of pleasure The While wise OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise (Ecclesiast. Ecclesiastes 1611 King James Version (KJV) SEARCH THE 1611 KJV . Ecclesiastes King James Version (KJV) SEARCH THE BIBLE .

1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Read verse in King James Version 2 ¶ It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the liuing will lay it to his heart.