Proverbs 15:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The poor have a hard life, but being content is as good as an endless feast.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob answered, “I have lived only a hundred and thirty years, and I have had to move from place to place. My parents and my grandparents also had to move from place to place. But they lived much longer, and their life was not as hard as mine.”

Proverbs 15:13

Happiness makes you smile; sorrow can crush you.

Proverbs 15:14

Anyone with good sense is eager to learn more, but fools are hungry for foolishness.

Proverbs 15:16

It's better to obey the LORD and have only a little, than to be very rich and terribly confused.

Proverbs 16:22

Good sense is a fountain that gives life, but fools are punished by their foolishness.

Proverbs 17:22

If you are cheerful, you feel good; if you are sad, you hurt all over.

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened.

Romans 12:12

Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

Romans 5:11

And in addition to everything else, we are happy because God sent our Lord Jesus Christ to make peace with us.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.

2 Corinthians 1:5

We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ, but also in the wonderful comfort he gives.

2 Corinthians 6:10

and we are always happy, even in times of suffering. Although we are poor, we have made many people rich. And though we own nothing, everything is ours.

1 Peter 4:13

Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.