The heart of the wise is in the mourning house; but the heart of the foolish is in the house of mirth.

And when Abigail came to Nabal, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, and he was drunk a good. Wherefore she told him nought, neither little nor more, until the morrow day.

And when he had brought him: see, they lay scattered abroad upon the earth, eating and drinking and triumphing over all the great prey that they had carried away out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Then Absalom commanded his young men, saying, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I bid you smite Amnon, then kill him. Fear not, for it is I that bid you. Be bold therefore and play the lusty bloods."

And they went out at noon when Benhadad was a drinking strong drink in the pavilions with the thirty two kings that holp him.

Then said the king unto me, "Why lookest thou so sadly? Thou art not sick, that is not the matter, but thou art heavy hearted."

My heart panted, I trembled for fear. The night of my voluptuousness hath he turned against me into fear.

He was despised and cast out of men's company; and one that had suffered sorrow, and had experience of infirmity. And we were as one that had hid his face from him.

In their heat I shall set drink before them, and they shall be drunken for joy: Then shall they sleep an everlasting sleep, and never wake, sayeth the LORD.

Yea, sayeth the LORD, I will make their princes, their wise men, their chief rulers and all their worthies, drunken: so that they shall sleep an everlasting sleep and never wake. Thus sayeth the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

King Belshazzar made a great banquet to his thousand lords: with all these thousand he made great cheer,

The very same night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain,

Even so goeth it this day with our kings and princes, for they begin to be wood drunken through wine: they use familiarity with such as deceive them.

For like as the thorns that stick together, and as the dry straw, so shall the drunkards be consumed together, even when they be full.

And then Jesus went to Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying, sick of a fever.

And he came unto the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, and saw the wondering and them that wept and wailed greatly;

But when a convenient day was come: Herod on his birthday made a supper to the Lords, captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

When he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, which was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and much people of the city was with her.

The Jews then, which were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up hastily, and went out: followed her, saying, "She goeth unto the grave, to weep there."

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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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Then said the king unto me, "Why lookest thou so sadly? Thou art not sick, that is not the matter, but thou art heavy hearted."
He was despised and cast out of men's company; and one that had suffered sorrow, and had experience of infirmity. And we were as one that had hid his face from him.
And then Jesus went to Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying, sick of a fever.
And he came unto the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, and saw the wondering and them that wept and wailed greatly;
When he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, which was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and much people of the city was with her.
The Jews then, which were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up hastily, and went out: followed her, saying, "She goeth unto the grave, to weep there."

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Thou shalt not go into their feast house to sit down, much less to eat or drink with them.
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