Parallel Verses
Amplified
The heart of the wise [learns when it] is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is [senseless] in the house of pleasure.
New American Standard Bible
While the
King James Version
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Holman Bible
but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.
International Standard Version
For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning, but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure.
A Conservative Version
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
American Standard Version
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Bible in Basic English
The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.
Darby Translation
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.
Julia Smith Translation
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; and the heart of the foolish in the house of gladness.
King James 2000
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.
Modern King James verseion
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The heart of the wise is in the mourning house; but the heart of the foolish is in the house of mirth.
NET Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
New Heart English Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The Emphasized Bible
The heart of the wise, is in the house of mourning, but, the heart of dullards, in the house of mirth.
Webster
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
World English Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Youngs Literal Translation
The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
Themes
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A proof of folly
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Indulgence in is » A proof of folly
Interlinear
Leb
Bayith
בּית
Bayith
house, household, home, within, temple, prison, place, family, families , dungeon,
Usage: 2053
Leb
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them
3
Sorrow is better than laughter,
For when a face is sad (deep in thought) the heart may be happy [because it is growing in wisdom].
The heart of the wise [learns when it] is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is [senseless] in the house of pleasure.
It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise man and pursue wisdom
Than for one to listen to the song of fools and pursue stupidity.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s
1 Samuel 30:16
When he brought David down, the Amalekites had disbanded and spread over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom commanded his servants, “Notice carefully, when Amnon’s heart is joyous with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; have I not commanded you myself [and in doing so have I not taken full responsibility for his death]? Be courageous and brave.”
1 Kings 20:16
They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was getting drunk in the temporary shelters, he and the thirty-two kings who were helping him.
Nehemiah 2:2-5
So the king said to me, “Why do you look sad when you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very frightened,
Isaiah 21:4
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me;
The twilight I longed for has been
Isaiah 53:3-4
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
Jeremiah 51:39
“When they are
And make them drunk, that they may rejoice
And may sleep a perpetual sleep
And not wake up,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:57
“I will make her princes and her wise men drunk,
Her governors and her commanders and her mighty warriors;
They will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up,”
Says the King—the Lord of hosts is His name.
Daniel 5:1-4
Belshazzar the king [who was a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] gave a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking his wine in the presence of the thousand [guests].
Daniel 5:30
During that same
Hosea 7:5
On the [special] day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
The king stretched out his hand [in association] with scoffers (lawless people).
Nahum 1:10
Like tangled thorn branches [gathered for fuel],
And like those drowned in drunkenness,
Like stubble completely withered and dry [in the day of the Lord’s wrath].
Matthew 8:14-16
When Jesus went into Peter’s house [in Capernaum], He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
Mark 5:38-43
They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He looked [with understanding] at the uproar and commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing [in mourning].
Mark 6:21-29
But an opportune time [finally] came [for Herodias]. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his officials (nobles, courtiers) and
Luke 7:12-13
Now as He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her [in the funeral procession].
John 11:31-35
So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her, saw how quickly Mary got up and left, they followed her, assuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there.