Proverbs 18:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

Cross References

Job 6:4

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

Psalm 147:3

He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

Psalm 55:3

I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.

Exodus 6:9

And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.

Proverbs 15:13

A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22

A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 2:7

So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

James 1:2

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

1 Peter 1:6

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,