Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:3

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

3 Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

3 Aggravation is better than merriment because a sad face may lead to a glad heart.

3 Aggravation is better than merriment because a sad face may lead to a glad heart.

3 Grief is better than laughter, for sadness can improve a person.

3 Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

3 Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter because, in spite of a sad face, the heart can be joyful.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made whole.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better .

3 Sorrow [is] better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good.

3 better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good to his heart.

3 Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, and sadness has a good influence on you.

3 Sadness is good for the heart. That's why sorrow is better than laughter.

3 Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

3 (7-4) Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

3 melius est ire ad domum luctus quam ad domum convivii in illa enim finis cunctorum admonetur hominum et vivens cogitat quid futurum sit

3 melius est ire ad domum luctus quam ad domum convivii in illa enim finis cunctorum admonetur hominum et vivens cogitat quid futurum sit

3 Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

3 Ire is better than laughing; for the soul of a trespasser is amended by the heaviness of (his) cheer.

3 Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.