Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
General references
Bible References
Heart
Nehemiah 2:2
so the king said to me, “Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”
I was overwhelmed with fear
I was overwhelmed with fear
Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.
Matthew 8:14
When Jesus went into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
Mark 5:38
They came to the leader’s house, and He saw a commotion—people weeping and wailing loudly.
Luke 7:12
Just as He neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was also with her.
John 11:31
The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.
General references
Jeremiah 16:8
You must not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.