Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 should take this to heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 7:2 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth <FI>it<Fi> unto his heart.”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?”
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
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.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:2 Mean?
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