Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage">3820 [e] לֵ֤ב lêḇ The heart N-msc 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)">2450 [e] חֲכָמִים֙ ḥă-ḵā-mîm of the wise Adj-mp 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within">1004 [e] בְּבֵ֣ית bə-ḇêṯ [is] in the house Prep-b | N-msc 1a) for the dead 1b) for rites of mourning (metaph) 1c) mourning garb 1d) period of mourning">60 [e] אֵ֔בֶל ’ê-ḇel, of mourning N-ms 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage">3820 [e] וְלֵ֥ב wə-lêḇ but the heart Conj-w | N-msc 3684 [e] כְּסִילִ֖ים kə-sî-lîm of fools N-mp 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within">1004 [e] בְּבֵ֥ית bə-ḇêṯ [is] in the house Prep-b | N-msc 1a) mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure 1b) joy (of God) 1c) glad result, happy issue">8057 [e] שִׂמְחָֽה׃ śim-ḥāh. of mirth N-fs

New American Standard Bible
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

King James Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

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Nehemiah 2:2,5 Why the king said to me, Why is your countenance sad, seeing you …

Isaiah 53:3,4 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted …

Matthew 8:14-16 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother …

Mark 5:38 And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and sees …

Luke 7:12,13 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was …

John 11:31-35 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, …

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1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, …

1 Samuel 30:16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad …

2 Samuel 13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now when …

1 Kings 20:16 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk …

Isaiah 21:4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure …

Jeremiah 51:39,57 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, …

Daniel 5:1-4,30 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, …

Hosea 7:5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles …

Nahum 1:10 For while they be entwined together as thorns, and while they are …

Mark 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made …

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