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| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad. |
American Standard |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better. |
Basic English |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow [03708] is better [02896] than laughter [07814]: for by the sadness [07455] of the countenance [06440] the heart [03820] is made better [03190]. |
Strong Concordance |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Updated King James |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Better `is' sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better. |
Young's Literal |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Darby |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Webster |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good. |
World English |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
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. |
Douay Rheims |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
melius est ire ad domum luctus quam ad domum convivii in illa enim finis cunctorum admonetur hominum et vivens cogitat quid futurum sit |
Jerome's Vulgate |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good. |
Hebrew Names |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Mejor es el enojo que la risa: porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmendará el corazón. |
Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Mejor es el pesar que la risa; porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmendará el corazón. |
Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter,
For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. See: II Cor. 7:10. |
Amplified Bible© |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire; car avec un visage triste le coeur peut être content. |
Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire, car le coeur est rendu meilleur par la tristesse du visage. |
John Darby (French) |
| Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. |
Melhor é a mágoa do que o riso, porque a tristeza do rosto torna melhor o coração. |
Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |