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How is sorrow better than laughter?



      

Ecclesiastes 7:3

ESV - 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Ecclesiastes 7:3 says, "Sorrow is better than laughter, / for by sadness of face the heart is made glad" (ESV). There are many puzzling statements in the book of Ecclesiastes, and this is one of th...

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