Proverbs 18:14
King James Version
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
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Proverbs 18:14
New International Version
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?(A)
Proverbs 15:13
King James Version
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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Proverbs 15:13
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Proverbs 17:22
King James Version
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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Proverbs 17:22
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2 Corinthians 12:9-10
King James Version
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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2 Corinthians 12:9-10
New International Version
9 But he said to me, “My grace(A) is sufficient for you, for my power(B) is made perfect in weakness.(C)”(D) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(E) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(F) in persecutions,(G) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(H)
1 Peter 1:6
King James Version
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
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1 Peter 1:6
New International Version
6 In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C)
James 1:2
King James Version
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
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James 1:2
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Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(A)
Footnotes
- James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.
Psalm 147:3
King James Version
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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Psalm 147:3
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2 Corinthians 2:7
King James Version
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
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2 Corinthians 2:7
New International Version
7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,(A) so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Romans 5:3-5
King James Version
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
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Romans 5:3-5
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3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings,(A) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(B) 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope(C) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(D) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(E) who has been given to us.
Footnotes
- Romans 5:3 Or let us
Mark 14:33-34
King James Version
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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Mark 14:33-34
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33 He took Peter, James and John(A) along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,”(B) he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”
Psalm 109:22
King James Version
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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Psalm 109:22
New International Version
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 88:14-16
King James Version
14 Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
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Psalm 88:14-16
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Psalm 77:2-3
King James Version
2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
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Psalm 77:2-3
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Footnotes
- Psalm 77:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 9 and 15.
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