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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.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֵ֤בlev[the] heart ofH3820 →
חֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.Mimwise peopleH2450 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veit[is] in a house ofH1004 →
אֵ֔בֶל'E.velmourningH60 →
וְלֵ֥בve.Levand [the] heart ofH3820 →
כְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimfoolsH3684 →
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit[is] in a house ofH1004 →
שִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahgladnessH8057 →

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Matthew 8:14–16When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.Luke 7:12–13As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.1 Samuel 25:36When 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.Jeremiah 51:39While 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.Hosea 7:5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.Jeremiah 51:57I 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.Isaiah 53:3–4He 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.Daniel 5:1–4Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.Nehemiah 2:2–5so 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 fearJohn 11:31–35When 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.1 Samuel 30:16So 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.Mark 6:21–29On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.1 Kings 20:16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.Daniel 5:30That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,Mark 5:38–43When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”Ecclesiastes 2:1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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