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NASB | Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad (deep in thought) the heart may be happy [because it is growing in wisdom]. [2 Cor 7:10] |
Bible Question (short): christians should be sad?? |
Question (full): A non-christian friend i have asked me about Ecclesiastes 7:3-4 She if christians are supposed to be sad all the time. I replied with a no, and a bible verse about rejoicing. She says that this is a contradiction, but i know that there is something i'm missing about history or context. Please help with my confusion!! |