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Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter,

kfor by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

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Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Frustration is better than laughter,

because a sad face is good for the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

for sadness has a refining influence on us.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

and sadness has a good influence on you.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Sorrow is better than laughter because, in spite of a sad face, the heart can be joyful.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Grief is better than laughter,

for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Sadness is good for the heart.

That’s why sorrow is better than laughter.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Sorrow is better than laughter,

For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.


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