Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 7:1-6"

Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE

1 (7-2) A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

2 (7-3) It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

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

4 (7-5) The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

5 (7-6) It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

6 (7-7) For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

New International Version NIV

1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.

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

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.