Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Geneva 1599

Ecclesiastes 7:3 in different translations

KJV (66 books) Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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

BSB Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

DRA [7:4] Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

FBV Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.

JPS Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.

LSV Better [is] sorrow than laughter, || For by the sadness of the face the heart becomes better.

NASB Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. NASB 2020

NIV (US) Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

NMV Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the Countenance (Face, appearance; show favor) the heart is made better.

OJB Ka'as (sorrow) is better than laughter; for sadness of the countenance is good for the lev.

T4T It is better to be sad than to be always laughing, because being sad can cause us to think more about how we should conduct our lives [IDM].

WEB (US) Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

РСП (66 кн.) Сетование лучше смеха; потому что при печали лица сердце делается лучше.

НРП Печаль лучше смеха, потому что печальное лицо полезно сердцу.

Заокская (Кулаков) Лучше невзгоды, чем смех, ибо печаль на лице — во благо сердцу.

СП (БЛ) Скорбь лучше смеха, потому что, когда на лице печаль, тогда сердце исполняется мудростью.