Ecclesiastes 7:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. ”

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

House of mourning ... house of mirth - These phrases acquire a forcible significance from the Eastern custom of prolonging both festive and mournful celebrations through several days. See Genesi...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fools . fat, inert. Hebrew. kesil. Same word as in verses: Ecclesiastes 7:5 ; Ecclesiastes 7:6 ; Ecclesiastes 7:9 ; Ecclesiastes 7:25 ("folly"). Not the same as "foolish "( Ecclesiastes 7:17...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 833 THE HOUSE OF MOURNING TO BE PREFERRED 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 . IN order to learn wh...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning - A wise man loves those occasions from which...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning ,.... When his body is not; when it does not suit him to go thither in person, his mind is there, and his thoughts are employed on the useful subj...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth. Ver. 4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning. ] He gladly makes use of all good...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The heart of the wise is in the house of morning, even when their bodies are absent. They are constantly, or very frequently, meditating upon sad and serious firings, such as death and judgment, th...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Contempt of the World and the Spirit Of Calm Resignation
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:16 ; 1 Samuel 25:36 ; 1 Samuel 30:16 ; 2 Samuel 13:28 ; Daniel 5:1-4 ; Daniel 5:30 ; Hosea 7:5 ; Isaiah 21:4 ; Isaiah 53:3 ; Isaiah 53:4 ; Jeremiah 51:39 ; Jeremiah 51:57 ; Jo...
Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The wise — Are constantly meditating upon serious things.

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes