Ecclesiastes 7:3
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Sorrow is better than laughter,.... Sorrow, expressed in the house of mourning, is better, more useful and commendable,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Sorrow - Rather, Seriousness. The heart is made better - i. e., is made bright and joyful (compare 2Co 6:10). The mind…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
In these verses Solomon lays down some great truths which seem paradoxes to the unthinking part, that is, the far…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Sorrow is better than laughter The thought is essentially the same as that of the preceding verse, but is somewhat more…
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