Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

heart

Nehemiah 2:2, 5
so the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart." I was overwhelmed with fear . . .

Isaiah 53:3, 4
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. . . .

Matthew 8:14-16
When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, He saw Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. . . .

Mark 5:38
When they arrived at the house of Jairus, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

Luke 7:12, 13
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a sizeable crowd from the town was with her. . . .

John 11:31-35
When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. . . .

the heart

1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

1 Samuel 30:16
So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had ordered his young men, "Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!"

1 Kings 20:16
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

Isaiah 21:4
My heart staggers; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

Jeremiah 51:39, 57
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. . . .

Daniel 5:1-4, 30
Many years later King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. . . .

Hosea 7:5
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.

Nahum 1:10
For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard--like stubble that is fully dry.

Mark 6:21
On Herod's birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, as well as the leading men of Galilee.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

King James Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

International Standard Version
For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning, but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure.

NET Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
Links
Ecclesiastes 7:4 NIV
Ecclesiastes 7:4 NLT
Ecclesiastes 7:4 ESV
Ecclesiastes 7:4 NASB
Ecclesiastes 7:4 KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:4 Bible Apps
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Parallel
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Biblia Paralela
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Chinese Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:4 French Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:4 German Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 Commentaries

Bible Hub
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Top of Page
Top of Page