Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. New Living Translation A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time. English Standard Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Berean Standard Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. King James Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. New King James Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. New American Standard Bible The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. NASB 1995 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. NASB 1977 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. Legacy Standard Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the heart of fools is in the house of gladness. Amplified Bible The heart of the wise [learns when it] is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is [senseless] in the house of pleasure. Christian Standard Bible The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure. Holman Christian Standard Bible The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure. American Standard Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, and the heart of fools in the house of joy Brenton Septuagint Translation The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Contemporary English Version A sensible person mourns, but fools always laugh. Douay-Rheims Bible The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth. English Revised Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. GOD'S WORD® Translation The minds of wise people think about funerals, but the minds of fools think about banquets. Good News Translation Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death. International Standard Version For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning, but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure. JPS Tanakh 1917 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Literal Standard Version The heart of the wise [is] in a house of mourning, | And the heart of fools in a house of mirth. Majority Standard Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. New American Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merriment. NET Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. New Revised Standard Version The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. New Heart English Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Webster's Bible Translation The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. World English Bible The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Young's Literal Translation The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Value of Wisdom…3Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. 5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 2:1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!" But it proved to be futile. Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. Treasury of Scripture The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. heart Nehemiah 2:2,5 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, … Isaiah 53:3,4 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not… Matthew 8:14-16 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever… the heart 1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 1 Samuel 30:16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 2 Samuel 13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. Jump to Previous Foolish Fools Heart Hearts House Joy Mind Mirth Mourning Pleasure Weeping WiseJump to Next Foolish Fools Heart Hearts House Joy Mind Mirth Mourning Pleasure Weeping WiseEcclesiastes 7 1. remedies against vanity are, a good name2. mortification 7. patience 11. wisdom 23. The difficulty of wisdom Verse 4. - The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning. This is the natural conclusion from what was said in vers. 2, 3. The man who recognizes the serious side of life, and knows where to learn lessons of high moral meaning, will be found conversant with scenes of sorrow and suffering, and reflecting upon them. But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. The fool, who thinks of nothing but present enjoyment, and how to make life pass pleasantly, turns away from mournful scenes, and goes only there where he may drown care and be thoughtless and merry. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The heartלֵ֤ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of the wise חֲכָמִים֙ (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise [is] in the house בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of mourning, אֵ֔בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 60: Lamentation but the heart וְלֵ֥ב (wə·lêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of fools כְּסִילִ֖ים (kə·sî·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool is in the house בְּבֵ֥ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of pleasure. שִׂמְחָֽה׃ (śim·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee Links Ecclesiastes 7:4 NIVEcclesiastes 7:4 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:4 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:4 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:4 KJV Ecclesiastes 7:4 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 7:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 7:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 7:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 7:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise (Ecclesiast. 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