Proverbs 14:10
The Voice
10 Only the heart can know its own resentment;
likewise no stranger can experience its joy.
Proverbs 14:13
The Voice
13 Laughter can mask heartache,
and joy often gives way to grief.
Proverbs 15:13
The Voice
13 A warm, smiling face reveals a joy-filled heart,
but heartache crushes the spirit and darkens the appearance.
Proverbs 17:22
The Voice
22 A joy-filled heart is curative balm,
but a broken spirit hurts all the way to the bone.
Proverbs 18:14
The Voice
14 The human spirit can endure a long illness,
but who can survive a crushed spirit?
Proverbs 25:20
The Voice
20 Like a man who undresses in winter
or a woman who pours vinegar on a wound,[a]
So is anyone who tries to sing happy songs
to a sorrowful heart.
Footnotes
- 25:20 Hebrew text is uncertain, literally “soda”; Greek, “wound.”
Proverbs 27:11
The Voice
11 Study to be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
for then your life will be my answer to anyone who hurls insults.
Proverbs 29:6
The Voice
6 An evil person is sure to be trapped by his sin,
but a man who lives right is free to sing and be glad.
The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
