2896 [e]   3 ṭō·wḇ   3 ט֥וֹב    3 [is] better   3 Adj‑ms   3

3708 [e] ka·‘as כַּ֖עַס Sorrow N‑ms

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7814 [e] miś·śə·ḥōq; מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק than laughter Prep‑m | N‑ms

3588 [e] kî- כִּֽי־ for Conj

7455 [e] ḇə·rō·a‘ בְרֹ֥עַ by sad Prep‑b | N‑msc

6440 [e] pā·nîm פָּנִ֖ים a countenance N‑mp

3190 [e] yî·ṭaḇ יִ֥יטַב is made better V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

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3820 [e] lêḇ. לֵֽב׃ the heart N‑ms

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

New American Standard Bible
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

King James Bible
Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. International Standard Version
Sorrow is better than laughter, because the heart is made better through trouble.

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

Young's Literal Translation
Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.Ecclesiastes 7:3 • Ecclesiastes 7:3 NIV • Ecclesiastes 7:3 NLT • Ecclesiastes 7:3 ESV • Ecclesiastes 7:3 NASB • Ecclesiastes 7:3 KJV • Ecclesiastes 7:3 Commentaries • Ecclesiastes 7:3 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 7:3 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 7:3 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:3 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:3 German Bible

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