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 do you appear to be depressed when you aren't sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?" This made me very fearful.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Matthew 8:14
Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.
Mark 5:38
They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.
Luke 7:12
As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.
John 11:31
Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.
General references
Jeremiah 16:8
"'Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.