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.

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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 mourn...
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 wa...
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...
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 fool...
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 mour...
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....
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 8:1-1...
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 sa...
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 h...
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...
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 ho...
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 t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Value of a Good Name. 1 A good name is better than precious oin...
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 a...
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 s...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 7 It Is Good To Be Aware of Death, To Listen To Rebuke, To Behave Wisely, Even Though Life Is Unfair. But The World Is Full of Wickedness....
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...
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 superint...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7 and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but most laudable, since God means us t...
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...
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 i...
The Biblical Illustrator

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning. The advantages of visiting the mansions of distress For so valuable a purpose it is well wor...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Contempt of the World and the Spirit Of Calm Resignation
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, that is, with all outward cheerfulness he never forgets the sober aide of life and its problems;...
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 ; Isa...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The wise — Are constantly meditating upon serious things.

⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 7:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:4