Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. A collection of wisdom observations including: a good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death is better than the day of birth. The Preacher declares he found one upright man in a thousand but not one …
Other Translations
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So <FI>is<Fi> the laughter of a fool, even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Cross References
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and …
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall …
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth …
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but …
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn …
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness …
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are …
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the …
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in …