Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter, because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

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

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.

SABDAweb Ecc 7:3

Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

bibleoremus Ecc 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

biblegateway Ecc 7:3

Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter, because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

¹ tn NEB suggests “grief”; NJPS, “vexation.”

² tn Heb “in sadness of face there is good for the heart.”

³ tn Or possibly “Though the face is sad, the heart may be glad.”