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
The king said to me: Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.
Matthew 8:14
Jesus went to Peter's house. He saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.
Mark 5:38
The house of the ruler of the synagogue was filled with commotion. Many were weeping and wailing.
Luke 7:12
When he came near the gate of the city he saw people carrying a dead person. It was the only son of a widow. Many people were with her.
John 11:31
The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
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Jeremiah 16:8
Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.