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.
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Bible References
Heart
Nehemiah 2:2
Then said the king unto me, Wherefore is thy countenance sad, seeing that, thou, art not sick? this is nothing else, but sadness of heart. Then feared I exceedingly,
Isaiah 53:3
Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains and familiar with sickness, - Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.
Matthew 8:14
And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever,
Mark 5:38
And they come into the house of the synagogue-ruler, and he observeth a tumult, and persons weeping and wailing greatly;
Luke 7:12
Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother, - and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.
John 11:31
The Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary, that quickly she arose and went out, followed her, supposing that she was withdrawing unto the tomb, that she might weep there.
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Jeremiah 16:8
And the house of banqueting, shall thou not enter To sit with them, To eat and to drink.