Ecclesiastes 7:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So <FI>is<Fi> the laughter of a fool, even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.”

Ecclesiastes 7:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:6 in Context — 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.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 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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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:6 Mean?

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