Ecclesiastes 7:4

Hebrew	לֵ֤בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… חֲכָמִים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔בֶל וְלֵ֥בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… כְּסִילִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית שִׂמְחָֽה
ESV	The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
NIV	The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
NLT	A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.
LXX	καρδία σοφῶν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. οἴκῳ πένθους καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” καρδία ἀφρόνων ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. οἴκῳ εὐφροσύνης
KJV	The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

^{Ecclesiastes 7:3 ← Ecclesiastes 7:4 → Ecclesiastes 7:5}

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