Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 5:4
But her end is bitter as the wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
I said of laughter, "[It is] folly!" and of pleasure, "{What does it accomplish?}"
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Better to listen to [the] rebuke of [the] wise than for a man to listen to [the] song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes-- but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you received your good [things] during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain.
James 4:9
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess.
Revelation 18:7
As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her so much torment and mourning, because in her heart she said, 'I sit as a queen, and am not a widow, and I will never see mourning!'