Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2896 [e] ט֥וֹב ṭō-wḇ Better Adj-ms 3708 [e] כַּ֖עַס ka-‘as [is] sorrow N-ms 7814 [e] מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק miś-śə-ḥōq than laughter Prep-m | N-ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 7455 [e] בְרֹ֥עַ ḇə-rō-a‘ by the sadness Prep-b | N-msc 6440 [e] פָּנִ֖ים pā-nîm of the face N-mp 3190 [e] יִ֥יטַב yî-ṭaḇ is made good V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 3820 [e] לֵֽב׃ lêḇ the heart N-ms

Berean Study Bible
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

Young's Literal Translation
Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

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. 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 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 7:3 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:3 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:3 German Bible

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