Proverbs 14:13
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful,.... As Belshazzar's was in the midst of his feast and jollity, when he saw the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Sorrow of some kind either mingles itself with outward joy, or follows hard upon it.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
This shows the vanity of carnal mirth, and proves what Solomon said of laughter, that it is mad; for, 1. There is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
that mirth Rather, mirth. The statement is general though not universal. "The bright talker, the merry jester, the…
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