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 at the last she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two edged sword.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
insomuch that I said unto laughter, "Thou art mad," and to mirth, "What doest thou?"
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, than to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished.
James 4:9
Suffer afflictions: sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Revelation 18:7
And as much as she glorified herself and lived wantonly, so much pour ye in for her of punishment, and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit, being a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow.'