Ecclesiastes 7:4 “The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fo…”

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting, because this is the ende of all men: and the liuing shall lay it to his heart.

Darby Translation

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.

Young's Literal Translation

The heart of the wise [is] in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a 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.

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Cross references

“heart”

Matthew 8:14–16 Nehemiah 2:2–5 Mark 5:38–43 John 11:31–35 Isaiah 53:3 Isaiah 53:4

Matthew 8:14–16 · BSB

When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.

Nehemiah 2:2–5 · BSB

so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

Mark 5:38–43 · BSB

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

John 11:31–35 · BSB

When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

Isaiah 53:3 · BSB

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Isaiah 53:4 · BSB

Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

“the heart”

1 Samuel 25:36 1 Samuel 30:16 1 Kings 20:16 Isaiah 21:4 Jeremiah 51:39 Jeremiah 51:57

1 Samuel 25:36 · BSB

When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

1 Samuel 30:16 · BSB

So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

1 Kings 20:16 · BSB

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

Isaiah 21:4 · BSB

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

Jeremiah 51:39 · BSB

While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 51:57 · BSB

I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Read Ecclesiastes 7