Proverbs 14:10
Modern English Version
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and a stranger does not share its joy.
Proverbs 14:13
Modern English Version
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful,
and the end of that cheer is grief.
Proverbs 15:13
Modern English Version
13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 17:22
Modern English Version
22 A merry heart does good like a medicine,
but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 18:14
Modern English Version
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity,
but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 25:20
Modern English Version
20 As he who takes away a garment in cold weather,
and as vinegar on soda,
so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 27:11
Modern English Version
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 29:6
Modern English Version
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare,
but the righteous sing and rejoice.
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