Proverbs 14:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 14:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 14:13 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 14:13 — KJV
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”
— Proverbs 14:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 14:13 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 14:13
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:13: even, heart, end
“Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. regard: Heb. lay it to his heart Nabal: that is, Fool”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:13: even, heart, end
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:13: even, heart, end
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:13: even, heart, end
“I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 14:13: even, heart, end
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