Ecclesiastes 7:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Sorrowa is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. ”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sorrow - Rather, Seriousness. The heart is made better - i. e., is made bright and joyful (compare 2 Corinthians 6:10 ). The mind which bears itself equally in human concerns, whether they b...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs and Reflections. After asking, What is good for man in life? ( Ecclesiastes 6:12 ), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do by way of mitigating his worries. First of all it is ad...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Sorrow is better than laughter - The reason is immediately given; for by the sorrow of the countenanc...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter— A sorrowful appearance is often better than laughter; for, notwithstanding the sadness of the countenance, the heart may be happy: Desvoeux: who thinks, that not r...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Sorrow - such as arises from serious thoughts of eternity. The Hebrew Kahas is translated anger...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Practical Aphorisms 1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as that we cannot rely on either the present or the future. We can, however, guide ourselves in the conduct o...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sadness of the countenance. — Genesis 40:7 ; Nehemiah 3:3 . “Anger” (margin). This is the usual meaning of the word, and so in Ecclesiastes 7:9 . It is accordingly adopted here by the older tran...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown th...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least likely to be satisfactory. This he did, first, by a series of max...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 t...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Sorrow [is] better than laughter ,.... Sorrow, expressed in the house of mourning, is better, more useful and commendable, than that foolish laughter, and those airs of levity, expressed in the hous...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ver. 3. Sorrow is better than laughter. ] Here, as likewise in the two former verses, is a collati...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Sorrow is better than laughter Either sorrow for sin, or even sorrow on other accounts; for by the sadness of the countenance Sadness seated in the heart, but manifested in the countenance; the...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Value of a Good Name. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sorrow; either for sin, or any outward troubles. The sadness of the countenance; which is seated in the heart, but manifested in the countenance. Made better; more weaned from the lusts and van...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

As We Live Life It Is Good To Remember Its Brevity ( Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 ). There now follow a number of wise sayings which are a reminder of the solemnity of life. Ecclesiastes 7:1 ‘A reputati...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 7:2 . For that is the end of all men] Not the house of mourning itself, but the fact that every house must, in turn, become such. Ecclesiastes 7:3 . Sorrow] Not...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 5:8-7 I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superintendence of human affairs. This belief Koheleth now...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:1 . A good name is better than precious ointment. Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of bodies with ointment. See Genesis 48 . Wisdom and virtue outl...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting. On the benefits to be derived from the house of mourning It is evident that the wise man does not prefer sorrow...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY OF WARNINGS AND RULES OF LIFE . Ec...
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Contempt of the World and the Spirit Of Calm Resignation
Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 4:17 ; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11 ; Daniel 10:19 ; Daniel 10:2 ; Daniel 10:3 ; Daniel 9:3-19 ; Hebrews 12:10 ; Hebrews 12:11 ; James 1:2-4 ; James 4:8-10 ; Jeremiah 31:15-20 ; Jer...

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge