Sirach 13:25-26

Revised Standard Version

²⁵A man’s heart changes his countenance,
either for good or for evil.^[a]
²⁶The mark of a happy heart is a cheerful face,
but to devise proverbs requires painful thinking.

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Footnotes

Sirach 13:25 Other authorities add and a glad heart makes a cheerful countenance

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