Ecclesiastes 7:4 meaning and explanation
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, reflecting on what he has observed "under the sun," contrasts two orientations of the heart. The "house of mourning" is where death is acknowledged, and he has just said that the living should take death to heart (verse 2).
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