Parallel Verses
Amplified
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Holman Bible
and joy may end in grief.
International Standard Version
Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.
A Conservative Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.
American Standard Version
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Bible in Basic English
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
Darby Translation
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
Julia Smith Translation
Also in laughter the heart shall have pain, and its latter state of joy, grief.
King James 2000
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is grief.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy [may be] grief.
Modern King James verseion
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The heart is sorrowful even in laughter; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
NET Bible
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
New Heart English Bible
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
The Emphasized Bible
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.
Webster
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
World English Bible
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
Youngs Literal Translation
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy is affliction.
Themes
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Leads to sorrow
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to sorrow
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked » Is delusive
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:13
Prayers for Proverbs 14:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
12
There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.
The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:2
I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
Proverbs 5:4
But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
Whatever my eyes looked at with desire I did not refuse them. I did not withhold from my heart any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor; and this was my reward for all my labor.
Ecclesiastes 7:5-6
It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise man and pursue wisdom
Than for one to listen to the song of fools and pursue stupidity.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
Luke 16:25
James 4:9
Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom.
Revelation 18:7-8
To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’