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
And the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart." Then I was very much afraid.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Matthew 8:14
And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
Mark 5:38
They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
Luke 7:12
As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.
John 11:31
When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
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Jeremiah 16:8
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.