Proverbs 17:22
New Living Translation
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 15:13
New Living Translation
13 A glad heart makes a happy face;
a broken heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 12:25
New Living Translation
25 Worry weighs a person down;
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
Proverbs 18:14
New Living Translation
14 The human spirit can endure a sick body,
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
2 Corinthians 7:10
New Living Translation
10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
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Romans 5:2-5
New Living Translation
2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
New Living Translation
7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! 8 Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!
9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.
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2 Corinthians 2:7
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7 Now, however, it is time to forgive and comfort him. Otherwise he may be overcome by discouragement.
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Psalm 102:3-5
New Living Translation
3 For my days disappear like smoke,
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
4 My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.
5 Because of my groaning,
I am reduced to skin and bones.
Psalm 32:3-4
New Living Translation
3 When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude
Psalm 22:15
New Living Translation
15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
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