Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
BSB
ASV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
KJV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes,…
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For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
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James 4:9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
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Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
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But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.