Ecclesiastes 7:3
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Frustration is better than laughter,
because a sad face is good for the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
and sadness has a good influence on you.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 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)
3 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)
3 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)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 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)
3 Sadness is good for the heart.
That’s why sorrow is better than laughter.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.