Ecclesiastes 7:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

ASV Byzantine Text

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

Asang Khongca Bible

Pahnuih pongah palungset to hoih kue; palungsae mikhmai mah poeknawmhaih to khuk.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Konoinah he nueihbu lakah then. Maelhmai thaenah long ni lungbuei a voelphoeng sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Konoinah he nueihbu lakah then. Maelhmai thaenah long ni lungbuei a voelphoeng sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka uwe ana mamua o ka akaaka; no ka mea, ma ka inoino o ka maka, e maikai ai ka naau.

English Berean Standard Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pito yon moun nan lapenn pase pou l' gen kè kontan. Lapenn rale figi ou, men l'ap louvri lespri ou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melius est ire ad domum luctus quam ad domum convivii; in illa enim finis cunctorum admonetur hominum, et vivens cogitat quid futurum sit.

Bible in Basic English

Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire, car le cœur est rendu meilleur par la tristesse du visage.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lepší jest horlení nežli smích; nebo zůřivá tvář polepšuje srdce.

Kosraean Bible

Asor wo liki israsr — sahp ac oru kom ngetnget in asor, tusruktu ac akyokye etauk lom uh.

World Portuguese Bible

A tristeza é melhor do que o riso; pois com a tristeza do rosto o coração se torna melhor.

Romanian BTF Bible

Întristarea este mai bună decât râsul, pentru că prin întristarea înfățișării inima este făcută mai bună.

Brenton English Septuagint

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ပြုံးရယ်ခြင်းထက် ဝမ်းနည်းခြင်းသည်သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။ အကြောင်းမူကား၊ မျက်နှာညှိုးငယ်သော အားဖြင့် နှလုံးသာ၍ကောင်းတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Besser Bekümmernis als Lachen; denn bei traurigem Angesicht ist es dem Herzen wohl. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Het treuren is beter dan het lachen; want door de droefheid des aangezichts wordt het hart gebeterd.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter te treuren dan te lachen; Want een bedrukt gelaat wekt medelijden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Meglio vale la tristezza che il riso; perciocchè il cuore migliora per la mestizia del volto .

Douay-Rheims 1899

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

Geneva Bible 1599

A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.

Noyes Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Danish Bible 1931

Bedre Græmmelse end Latter, thi er Minerne mørke, har Hjertet det godt.

Leeser Tanakh

Better is vexation than laughing; for through the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.

King James Version

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Buồn rầu hơn vui vẻ; vì nhờ mặt buồn, lòng được vui.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei lahi ʻae mamahi ʻi he kata, he ʻoku fakaʻāsili ʻae lelei ʻoe loto ʻi he mamahi ʻoe mata.

French Ostervald Bible

Mieux vaut la tristesse que le rire; car, par la tristesse du visage, le cœur devient joyeux.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bona estas plendo, ol rido; ĉar ĉe malĝojo de la vizaĝo pliboniĝas la koro.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire; car avec un visage triste le cœur peut être content.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist Trauern besser als Lachen; denn durch Trauern wird das Herz gebessert.

LXX2012 U. S. English

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.

British English Septuagint 2012

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.

Majority Standard BIble

Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

Webster Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Revised Version

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

Italian Riveduta Bible

La tristezza val meglio del riso; poiché quando il viso è mesto, il cuore diventa migliore.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Le chagrin vaut mieux que le rire ; car la tristesse du visage rend le cœur meilleur.

Reina Valera 1909

Mejor es el enojo que la risa: porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmendará el corazón.

Spanish BLL

Es mejor estar triste que reír, porque la tristeza nos ayuda a mejorar el corazón.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es el pesar que la risa; porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmienda el corazón.

Croatian Bible

Bolji je jad nego smijeh, jer pod žalosnim licem srce je radosno.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolja je žalost nego smeh, jer kad je lice neveselo, srce postaje bolje.

German Textbibel

Besser Gram als Lachen, denn bei traurigem Angesicht ist's dem Herzen wohl.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Sorrow is better than laughter: For by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃

World English Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World English Bible British Edition

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World English Bible Classic

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World English Bible Updated

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World Messianic Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

Young's Literal Translation

Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀγαθὸν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ γέλωτα, ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀγαθὸν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ γέλωτα, ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Май бунэ есте ынтристаря декыт рысул, кэч, прин ынтристаря фецей, инима се фаче май бунэ.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Сумуваннє лучше сьміху; бо в смутку стає серце лїпшим.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Сумуваннє лучше сьміху; бо в смутку стає серце лїпшим.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Боља је жалост него смех, јер кад је лице невесело, срце постаје боље.

Russian Synodal Bible

Сетование лучше смеха; потому что при печали лица сердце делается лучше.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

טֹ֥וב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

טוב כעס משחק כי ברע פנים ייטב לב׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

اَلْحُزْنُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلضَّحِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ بِكَآبَةِ ٱلْوَجْهِ يُصْلَحُ ٱلْقَلْبُ.

Old Persion Version Bible

حزن از خنده بهتر است زیرا که ازغمگینی صورت دل اصلاح می‌شود.

Judson Burmese Bible

ပြုံး ရယ်ခြင်းထက် ဝမ်းနည်း ခြင်းသည်သာ၍ကောင်း ၏။ အကြောင်း မူကား၊ မျက်နှာ ညှိုးငယ် သော အားဖြင့် နှလုံး သာ၍ကောင်း တတ်၏။

Korean Bible 1910

슬픔이 웃음보다 나음은 얼굴에 근심함으로 마음이 좋게 됨이니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

悲しみは笑いにまさる。顔の悲しみが心を整える。

World Chinese Bible

忧愁胜过喜笑；因为脸上的愁容能使心变好。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

忧愁强如喜笑； 因为面带愁容，终必使心喜乐。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

憂愁強如喜笑； 因為面帶愁容，終必使心喜樂。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Melhor é o sofrimento do que o riso, porque com a tristeza do rosto o coração se aperfeiçoa.

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Mashi Bible

Aha omuntu ankasheka ankabà burhè, n’obukali bw’ebusù buyinjiha.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Verdruß ist besser als Lachen; denn wenn das Angesicht traurig ist, so wird das Herz gebessert.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

El dolor es mejor que la alegría; Cuando la cara está triste, la mente mejora.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Mejor la tristeza que la risa, Porque con la tristeza de rostro se enmienda el corazón.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Ka'as (sorrow) is better than laughter; for sadness of the countenance is good for the lev.

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