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Ecclesiastes 7:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. "
Ecclesiastes 7:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
Ecclesiastes 7:2
"It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."
Ecclesiastes 7:3
"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better."
Ecclesiastes 7:4
"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
Ecclesiastes 7:5
"It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."
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