Pro 14:13, Ecc 7:2-6, Isa 22:12-13, Amo 6:3-6, 1Pe 4:2-4 | ESV | STEP | Even in laughter the heart may ache , and the end of joy may be grief .

Proverbs 14:13

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and ^athe end of joy may be ^bgrief.

Ecclesiastes 7:2-6

2 It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will ^clay it to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
^dfor by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is ^ebetter for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
than to hear the song of fools.
6 ^fFor as the crackling of ^gthorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)}

Isaiah 22:12-13

12 In that day ⁱthe Lord God of hosts
called for weeping and mourning,
for ^jbaldness and ^kwearing sackcloth;
13 and behold, joy and gladness,
killing oxen and slaughtering sheep,
eating flesh and drinking wine.
^l“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”

Amos 6:3-6

3 ^mO you who put far away the day of disaster
ⁿand bring near the seat of violence?
4 “Woe to those ^owho lie on ^pbeds of ivory
^qand stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
^rand calves from the midst of the stall,
5 ^swho sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David ^tinvent for themselves instruments of music,
6 ^uwho drink wine in bowls
and ^vanoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!

1 Peter 4:2-4

2 ^wso as to live for ^xthe rest of the time in the flesh ^yno longer for human passions but ^zfor the will of God. 3 For the time that is past ^aasuffices ^abfor doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of ^acdebauchery, and ^adthey malign you;