Proverbs 14:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. ”

Proverbs 14:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sorrow of some kind either mingles itself with outward joy, or follows hard upon it.
Proverbs 14:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; (h) and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. (h) He shows the allurement to sin, that it seems sweet, but the end of it is destruction.
Proverbs 14:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
Proverbs 14:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

is: i.e. may be. Illustrations: Nabal ( 1 Samuel 25:36 ; 1 Samuel 25:37 ); Solomon ( Ecclesiastes 2:2 ); Belshazzar ( Daniel 5:1-6 ; Daniel 5:30 ); Israelites ( Amos 6:3-7 ); Babylon ( Revelation...
Proverbs 14:13 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 785 THE VANITY OF CARNAL MIRTH Proverbs 14:13 . Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness . WE are apt to imagine, that whatever is sanctioned b...
Proverbs 14:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful - Many a time is a smile forced upon the face, when the heart is in deep dis...
Proverbs 14:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful - (cf. Proverbs 14:10 .) The Hebrew for "is sorrowful" х yikª'ab...
Proverbs 14:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Proverbs 14:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful. — By this God would teach us that nothing can satisfy the soul of man but Himself, and so would urge us to seek Him, who is the only true object of our desi...
Proverbs 14:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Proverbs 14:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
Proverbs 14:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way w...
Proverbs 14:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ,.... As Belshazzar's was in the midst of his feast and jollity, when he saw the writing on the wall; so sin may stare a man in the face, and guilt load his c...
Proverbs 14:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. Ver. 13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful. ] Nulla est sincera voluptas. Labor est etiam ipsa voluptas....
Proverbs 14:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful Do not think that every one that laughs is happy, or that profuse and immoderate joy is true pleasure, for the outward signs of it are often mixed with, or e...
Proverbs 14:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. This shows the vanity of carnal mirth, and proves what Solomon said of laughter, that it is mad...
Proverbs 14:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The outward signs of joy are commonly mixed with or end in real and hearty sorrow. The design of the proverb is to declare the vanity of all worldly joys and comforts, and to teach men moderation in...
Proverbs 14:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

We Are To Follow The Ways Of The Wise And Shrewd, Not The Ways Of The Foolish ( Proverbs 14:7-16 ). The whole emphasis of Proverbs is on following God's wisdom. By doing so the shrewd man understa...
Proverbs 14:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 14:13 . The heart is sorrowful , or “will be” (perchance). MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:13 TRUE AND FALSE MIRTH This proverb, as it stands in our English versio...
Proverbs 14:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
Proverbs 14:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. On a life of dissipation and pleasure We have much reason to beware lest a rash and unwary pursuit of pleasure d...
Proverbs 14:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
Proverbs 14:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 13. Even In laughter the heart is sorrowful, that is, a person may hide a deep sorrow under a superficial joyousness; and the end of that mirth is heaviness, for trouble will invariably cut sh...
Proverbs 14:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; Ecclesiastes 2:10 ; Ecclesiastes 2:11 ; Ecclesiastes 2:2 ; Ecclesiastes 7:5 ; Ecclesiastes 7:6 ; James 4:9 ; Luke 16:25 ; Proverbs 5:4 ; Revelation 18:7 ; Revelation 18...
Proverbs 14:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In laughter — The outward signs of joy are often mixed with real sorrow.

Proverbs 14:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 14:13 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Proverbs 14:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 14:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 14:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 14:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 14:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 14:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 14:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes