ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

3. Sorrow--such as arises from serious thoughts of eternity.
laughter--reckless mirth (Ec 2:2).
by the sadness . . . better-- (Ps 126:5, 6; 2Co 4:17; Heb 12:10, 11). MAURER translates: "In sadness of countenance there is (may be) a good (cheerful) heart." So Hebrew, for "good," equivalent to "cheerful" (Ec 11:9); but the parallel clause supports English Version.

ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

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