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Proverbs 14:13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 14:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 14:13

Theological / Devotional

Even in laughter. A reminder of the fact that many a sad heart seeks to hide its trouble under a cloak of careless laughter, and that the wrong kind of mirth can end only in grief (see Eccl. 7:4).

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