Proverbs 15:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness– but who can bear a crushed spirit?
  • Prov 12:25 : 25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.
  • Prov 15:15 : 15 All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
  • Neh 2:2 : 2 So the king said to me,“Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.
  • John 14:1 : 1 Jesus’ Parting Words to His Disciples“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
  • 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:22
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    22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • Eccl 7:2-4
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    2It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

    3Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

  • Prov 14:13-14
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    13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

    14The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

  • Prov 15:14-16
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    82%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

    15All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.

  • Prov 12:25
    82%

    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 15:30
    77%

    30A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

  • Prov 18:14
    74%

    14A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness– but who can bear a crushed spirit?

  • Prov 14:30
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    30A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 25:20
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    20Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.

  • Jas 4:9
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    9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

  • Lam 5:15
    72%

    15Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 14:10
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    10The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

  • Job 8:21
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    21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with gladness.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

  • Eccl 11:9-10
    2 verses
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    9Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

    10Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

  • Eccl 8:15
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    15Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

  • Prov 15:4
    71%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Ps 32:11
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    11Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

  • Rom 12:15
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    15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

  • Isa 24:7
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    7The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

  • Ps 51:8
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    8Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

  • Ps 4:7
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    7You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 147:3
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    3He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

  • Prov 12:20
    70%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

  • Eccl 2:2
    69%

    2I said of partying,“It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure,“It accomplishes nothing!”

  • Prov 13:15
    69%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 15:12
    69%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.