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

Bible Comments

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 them, and to persuade us to seek for more solid and durable joys.

Proverbs 14:13

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