Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because
And the living
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
than to go to a house of feasting,
since that is the end of all mankind,
and the living should take it to heart.
International Standard Version
It's better to attend a funeral than to attend a banquet, for everyone dies eventually, and the living will take this to heart.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
It is better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that [day of death] is the end of every man,
And the living will take it to heart and solemnly ponder its meaning.
Bible in Basic English
It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
Darby Translation
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.
Julia Smith Translation
Good to go to the house of mourning rather than to go to the house of drinking, in that it is the end of every man; and he living shall give to his heart.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is better to go into a house of mourning, than into a banquet house: For there is the end of all men, and he that is living taketh it to heart.
NET Bible
It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
New Heart English Bible
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 should take this to heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of banqueting, for, that, is the end of all men, - and, the living, should take it to his heart.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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 should take this to heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart.
Themes
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions made beneficial » In purifying us
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Interlinear
Towb
Yalak
Bayith
בּית
Bayith
house, household, home, within, temple, prison, place, family, families , dungeon,
Usage: 2053
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them
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And the
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because
And the living
For
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 90:12
That we may
Genesis 48:1-22
Now it came about after these things that
Genesis 49:2-33
And
Genesis 50:15-17
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “
Numbers 23:10
Or number the fourth part of Israel?
Deuteronomy 32:29
Deuteronomy 32:46
he said to them, “
Job 1:4-5
His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Isaiah 5:11-12
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Isaiah 22:12-14
To
Isaiah 47:7
These things you did not
Nor remember the
Amos 6:3-6
And would you
Haggai 1:5
Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “
Malachi 2:2
If you do
Matthew 5:4
Matthew 14:6-12
But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of
Romans 6:21-22
Therefore what
Philippians 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose god is their
Hebrews 9:27
And inasmuch as
1 Peter 4:3-4
For