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 saith to me, 'Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.
Matthew 8:14
And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,
Mark 5:38
and he cometh to the house of the chief of the synagogue, and seeth a tumult, much weeping and wailing;
Luke 7:12
and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.
John 11:31
the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- 'She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'
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Jeremiah 16:8
A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,