Devine Scripture

Proverbs 14:13

Proverbs chapter 14 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

Context

v.12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

v.13This passage

v.14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good manshall be satisfiedfrom himself.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 16:25

    But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.

  • Revelation 18:7

    How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.

  • Proverbs 5:4

    But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:2

    I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

  • Ecclesiastes 7:5

    It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.