KJV: Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
YLT: Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
Darby: Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
ASV: Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
| ט֥וֹב | [is] better |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| כַּ֖עַס | Sorrow |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כַּעַס Sense: anger, vexation, provocation, grief. |
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| מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק | than laughter |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׂחֹוק Sense: laughter, laughing stock, mocking, derision. |
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| בְרֹ֥עַ | by sad |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹעַ Sense: badness, evil. |
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| פָּנִ֖ים | a countenance |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| יִ֥יטַב | is made better |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad. |
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| לֵֽב | the heart |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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