So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This can only be sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid.
Proverbs 15:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. [Prov. 17:22.] American Standard Version (1901) A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. Common English Bible A joyful heart brightens one’s face, but a troubled heart breaks the spirit. Catholic Public Domain Version A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down. |
So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This can only be sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid.
All the days of the poor are hard, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.
so now instead you should forgive and console him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by even worse grief.
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.