KJV
ASV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
ESV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
ERVEN
3. Sorrow is even better than laughter, because when our face is sad, our heart becomes good.
NLT
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
WEB
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
NET
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
NLV
3. To have sorrow is better than to laugh because when a face is sad, the heart may become strong.
HCSB
3. Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.
YLT
3. Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
LITV
3. Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
RV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
NCV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, and sadness has a good influence on you.
MKJV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
AKJV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
LXXEN
3. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.
KJV
3. Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
AMP
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [II Cor. 7:10.]
KJVP
3. Sorrow H3708 [ is ] better H2896 AMS than laughter H7814 : for H3588 CONJ by the sadness H7455 of the countenance H6440 NMP the heart H3820 NMS is made better H3190 .
YLT
3. Better [is] sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
ASV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
WEB
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
NASB
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, because when the face is sad the heart grows wiser.
ESV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
RV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
RSV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.
NKJV
3. Sorrow [is] better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.
MKJV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
AKJV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
NRSV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.
NIV
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
NIRV
3. Sadness is good for the heart. That's why sorrow is better than laughter.
NLT
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
MSG
3. Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.
GNB
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.
NET
3. Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
ERVEN
3. Sorrow is even better than laughter, because when our face is sad, our heart becomes good.