Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.
New American Standard Bible
So is the
And this too is futility.
King James Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Holman Bible
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
International Standard Version
For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.
A Conservative Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
American Standard Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Amplified
For like the crackling of [burning] thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool;
And this too is vanity (futility).
Bible in Basic English
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Darby Translation
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
For as the voice of thorns under the pot, so the laughter of the foolish one. Also this is vanity.
King James 2000
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the laughing of fools is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. And that is but a vain thing.
NET Bible
For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.
New Heart English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, - even this, then, was vanity.
Webster
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
World English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Youngs Literal Translation
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.
Themes
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Rebuke » Hearing the rebuke of the wise
Interlinear
Qowl
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. 7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, whether green or glowing, He shall sweep it away.
Psalm 118:12
They surround me like bees; they are put out like the fire of thorns; for in the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
I said of laughter, It is madness; and of mirth, What does it do?
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.
Isaiah 65:13-15
So the Lord Jehovah says, Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be ashamed.
Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feast into mourning, and all your songs into weeping; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head. And I will make it like the mourning of an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day.
Luke 6:25
Woe to you who are full! For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted and you are tormented.
2 Peter 2:13-17
being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence as pleasure in the daytime, and reveling in spots and blemishes, feasting along with you in their deceits,
Jude 1:12-13
These are sunken rocks in your love feasts, feasting together with you; feeding themselves without fear; waterless clouds being carried about by winds; fruitless autumn trees, having died twice, having been plucked up by the roots;