Bible verse
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
Proverbs 14:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 14.
9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
KJV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
ASV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
ERV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
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