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Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃

  1. ט֥וֹבTov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  2. כַּ֖עַסKa.'as“vexation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כַּ֫עַס · “vexation” · Strong's H3708A
  3. מִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.Chok“more than laughter”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׂחֹק · “laughter” · Strong's H7814
  4. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. בְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'“by sadness of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹעַ · “evil” · Strong's H7455
  6. פָּנִ֖יםpa.Nim“face”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  7. יִ֥יטַבYi.tav“it will be good”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָטַב · “be good” · Strong's H3190
  8. לֵֽב׃Lev“a heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)