Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

²It is better to enter a house of mourning

than a house of feasting,

since death is the end of every man,

and the living should take this to heart.

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.

— Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

(BSB)

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Cross References for Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

• 2 Corinthians 7:9-11
• Psalm 90:12
• Romans 5:3-4
• James 4:8-10
• 2 Corinthians 4:17
• Hebrews 12:10-11
• Deuteronomy 32:29
• James 1:2-4
• Jeremiah 31:15-20
• Daniel 10:19

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