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and the end of that mirth <i>is</i> heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth <i>may be</i> grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter a heart may be sad, and joy may end in grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter a heart may be sad, and joy may end in grief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sorrow may hide behind laughter, and happiness may end in sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of mirth is heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even while laughing a heart can ache, and joy can end in grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Laughter may hide sadness. When happiness is gone, sorrow is always there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter is the heart pained, "" And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy is affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also in laughter the heart shall have pain, and its latter state of joy, grief.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of joy is grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart will sorrow, and the end of its joy is grief.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Even in laughter the heart acheth; And the end of mirth is heaviness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=2633" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/14.htm">The Wise Woman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/7814.htm" title="7814: biś·ḥō·wq (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Laughter, derision, sport. Or schoq; from sachaq; laughter.">in laughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3510.htm" title="3510: yiḵ·’aḇ- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be in pain. A primitive root; properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil.">may ache,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: śim·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">and joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: wə·ʾa·ḥă·rī·ṯå̄h (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">may end</a> <a href="/hebrew/8424.htm" title="8424: ṯū·ḡāh (N-fs) -- Grief. From yagah; depression; concretely a grief.">in sorrow.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:3-4</a></span><br />Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. / The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:2</a></span><br />I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:10-11</a></span><br />Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. / Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:6</a></span><br />For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:9-10</a></span><br />Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. / So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></span><br />For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12-13</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. / But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Jeremiah 31:13</a></span><br />Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Lamentations 5:15</a></span><br />Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-21.htm">Luke 6:21</a></span><br />Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-22.htm">John 16:22</a></span><br />So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">2 Corinthians 6:10</a></span><br />sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-4.htm">Proverbs 5:4</a></b></br> But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:2,10,11</a></b></br> I said of laughter, <i>It is</i> mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:5,6</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-10.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-25.htm">Heaviness</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-10.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/126-2.htm">Laughter</a> <a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Mirth</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Sadness</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-25.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Sorrowful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/17-21.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Heaviness</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-20.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-2.htm">Laughter</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Mirth</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-25.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-18.htm">Sadness</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Sorrowful</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">A wise woman builds her house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Even in laughter the heart may ache</b><br>This phrase highlights the complexity of human emotions and the reality that outward expressions of happiness can mask inner pain. In biblical context, this reflects the wisdom literature's understanding of the human condition, acknowledging that true joy is not always reflected in external circumstances. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of emotions and will, indicating that deep-seated feelings can persist despite outward appearances. This concept is echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:3</a>, where sorrow is said to be better than laughter because it can lead to a more profound understanding of life. The idea that laughter can coexist with heartache is also seen in the life of Jesus, who, despite being a man of sorrows (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>), brought joy and hope to those around Him.<p><b>and joy may end in sorrow</b><br>This part of the verse serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly joy. In the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, life was often unpredictable, with joy and sorrow closely intertwined due to the hardships of agrarian life and the ever-present threats from surrounding nations. This wisdom is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, who warned of the fleeting nature of worldly pleasures and the importance of seeking eternal joy in the Kingdom of God (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of the fall and redemption, where temporary joys are overshadowed by the ultimate sorrow of sin, yet redeemed through the promise of eternal joy in Christ. This duality is a call to seek deeper, spiritual joy that transcends earthly circumstances, as found in the hope of salvation and the joy of the Lord (<a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His insights into human nature and the complexities of life are reflected in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which Proverbs was written. Understanding the societal norms and values of ancient Israel can provide deeper insight into the text.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_human_heart.htm">The Human Heart</a></b><br>While not a person or place, the heart is central to this verse. In Hebrew thought, the heart is the seat of emotions, thoughts, and intentions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_emotions.htm">The Complexity of Emotions</a></b><br>Emotions are multifaceted, and outward expressions do not always reflect inner realities. Christians should be mindful of this complexity in themselves and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_joy.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Joy</a></b><br>Earthly joys are fleeting and can end in sorrow. Believers are encouraged to seek lasting joy in their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Discernment is crucial in understanding the true state of one's heart and the hearts of others. Christians should pray for wisdom to see beyond surface-level emotions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Suffering and sorrow can lead to deeper spiritual growth and reliance on God. Embrace these experiences as opportunities for maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_authenticity.htm">The Call to Authenticity</a></b><br>Christians are called to live authentically, acknowledging their true feelings before God and others, rather than masking them with superficial happiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_14_13_mean.htm">What does Proverbs 14:13 mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_lucifer's_fall.htm">What does the Bible say about the value of laughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'unveiled_face'_reveal_on_identity.htm">What disrupts harmony like vinegar on soda?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_laughter's_value_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about the value of laughter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.--</span>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 desires. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm" title="They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.">Psalm 36:8</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful</span> (comp. ver. 10). This recalls Lucretius's lines (4:1129) - <p><span class="foreign">"Medio de fonte leporum<br />Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis fioribus angat.</span> The text is scarcely to be taken as universally true, but either as specially applicable to those mentioned in the preceding verse, or as teaching that the outward mirth often cloaks hidden sorrow (comp. Virgil, 'AEneid,' 1:208, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">And the end of that joy is bitterness;</span> it has in it no element of endurance, and when it is past, the real grief that it masked comes into prominence. In this mortal life also joy and sorrow are strangely intermingled; sorrow fellows closely on the steps of joy; as some one somewhere says, "The sweetest waters at length find their way to the sea, and are embittered there." Lesetre refers to Pascal, 'Pensees,' 2:1: "Tous se plaignent...de tout pays, de tout temps, de tous ages, et de toutes conditions. Une preuve si longue, si continuelle et si uniforme, devrait bien nous convaincre de l'impuissance ou nous sommes d'arriver au bien par nos efforts: mais l'exemple ne nous intruit point... Le present ne nous satisfaisant jamais, l'esperance nous pipe, et, de malheur en malheur, nous meue jusqu'a la mort, qui en est le comble eternel. C'est une chose etrange, qu'il n'y a rien dans la nature qui n'ait ete capable de tenir la place de la fin et du bonheur de l'homme .... L'homme etant dechu de son etat naturel, il n'y arien a quoi il n'ait ete capable de so porter. Depuis qu'il a perdu le vrai bien, tout egalement peut lui paraitre tel, jusqu'a ea destruction propre, toute contraire qu'elle est a la raison et a la nature tout ensemble." This illustrates also ver. 12. Proverbs like "There is no rose without a thorn" are common enough in all languages. The Latins said, "Ubi uber, ibi tuber;" and "Ubi mel, ibi fel." Greek experience produced the gnome - <p><span class="greek">Αρ ἐστὶ συγγενές τι λύπη καὶ βίος</span>. <p><span class="accented">"Sorrow and life are very near of kin."</span> Who Christian learns another lesson, "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted" (<a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a>). The LXX. has introduced a negative, which gives a sense exactly contrary to the Hebrew and to all the other versions: "In joys there is no admixture of sorrow, but the final joy cometh unto grief." The negative has doubtless crept inadvertently into the text; if it were genuine, the sentence might be explained of the sinner's joy, which he finds for a time and exults in, but which does not last, and is felt to be a delusion as life closes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/14-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in laughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׂח֥וֹק</span> <span class="translit">(biś·ḥō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7814.htm">Strong's 7814: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laughter, derision, sport</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may ache,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכְאַב־</span> <span class="translit">(yiḵ·’aḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3510.htm">Strong's 3510: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and joy</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂמְחָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(śim·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blithesomeness, glee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may end</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in sorrow.</span><br /><span class="heb">תוּגָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯū·ḡāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8424.htm">Strong's 8424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Depression, a grief</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/14-13.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be (Prov. 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