Proverbs 14:10
Revised Standard Version
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
Proverbs 14:13
Revised Standard Version
13 Even in laughter the heart is sad,
and the end of joy is grief.
Proverbs 15:13
Revised Standard Version
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 17:22
Revised Standard Version
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 18:14
Revised Standard Version
14 A man’s spirit will endure sickness;
but a broken spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 25:20
Revised Standard Version
20 He who sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on a wound.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 Gk: Heb lye
Proverbs 27:11
Revised Standard Version
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 29:6
Revised Standard Version
6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,
but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
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