Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly

2 It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will j lay it to heart.
 3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
k for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 90:12
    So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
  2. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 7:10
    For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
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