Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 7:3
Ecclesiastes 7:3 contradicts following 29 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ecclesiastes 7:3 for quick understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:3: Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. [Sorrow: or, Anger]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 Samuel 2:1 | And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. |
| 2. | Job 8:21 | Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. [rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy] |
| 3. | Job 11:16 | Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away: |
| 4. | Psalms 68:3 | But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. [exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness] |
| 5. | Psalms 69:30 | I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. |
| 6. | Psalms 86:4 | Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. |
| 7. | Psalms 97:12 | Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. [at...: or, to the memorial] |
| 8. | Psalms 104:34 | My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. |
| 9. | Psalms 107:31 | Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men! |
| 10. | Psalms 118:15 | The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. |
| 11. | Proverbs 3:17 | Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace. |
| 12. | Proverbs 15:13 | A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. |
| 13. | Proverbs 17:22 | A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. [like: or, to] |
| 14. | Proverbs 25:25 | [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country. |
| 15. | Isaiah 29:19 | The meek also shall increase [their] joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [increase: Heb. add] |
| 16. | Jeremiah 33:11 | The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. |
| 17. | Daniel 10:19 | And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. |
| 18. | John 16:20 | Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. |
| 19. | Acts 13:52 | And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. |
| 20. | Romans 5:3 | And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; |
| 21. | 2 Corinthians 1:4 | Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. |
| 22. | 2 Corinthians 7:9 | Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. [after...: or, according to God] |
| 23. | 2 Corinthians 7:13 | Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. |
| 24. | Ephesians 5:4 | Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. |
| 25. | Ephesians 5:20 | Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; |
| 26. | Philippians 2:18 | For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. |
| 27. | Philippians 4:4 | Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice. |
| 28. | Hebrews 12:11 | Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. |
| 29. | James 1:2 | My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; [temptations: or, trials] |
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