Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
1 A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth. 2 It's better to attend a funeral than to attend a banquet, for everyone dies eventually, and the living will take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, because the heart is made better through trouble.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 90:12
teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom.
Genesis 48:1-22
Some time later, somebody informed Joseph, "Your father is ill!" So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him to visit Jacob.
Genesis 49:2-33
"Gather together and listen, you children of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel."
Genesis 50:15-17
Later, after Joseph's brothers faced the reality of their father's death, they asked themselves, "What happens if Joseph decides to hold a grudge against us? What if he pays us back in full for all the wrong things we did to him?"
Numbers 23:10
Who can count the dust of Jacob? Who can number the dust of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may I end up like him."
Deuteronomy 32:29
O, that they were wise to understand this and consider their future!
Deuteronomy 32:46
he told them, "Take to heart my entire testimony against you today. Command your children to observe carefully every word of this Law,
Job 1:4-5
His sons used to travel to each other's houses in turn on a regular schedule and hold festivals, inviting their three sisters to celebrate with them.
Isaiah 5:11-12
"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!
Isaiah 22:12-14
On that day the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies called for weeping and mourning, for shaving heads and wearing sackcloth.
Isaiah 47:7
You said, "I will always continue Queen forever!' You didn't take these things into your thinking, nor did you think about their consequences.
Amos 6:3-6
"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,
Haggai 1:5
"Now this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, says: "Carefully consider your ways:
Malachi 2:2
"If you don't listen, and if you don't choose to give honor to my name," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "then I'll curse both you and your blessings. I've even cursed them already, because none of you are taking it to heart.
Matthew 5:4
"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
Matthew 14:6-12
But when Herod's birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests. She pleased Herod
Romans 6:21-22
What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.
Philippians 3:19
Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.
Hebrews 9:27
Indeed, just as people are destined to die once and after that to be judged,
1 Peter 4:3-4
For you spent enough time in the past doing what the gentiles like to do, living in sensuality, sinful desires, drunkenness, wild celebrations, drinking parties, and detestable idolatry.