Proverbs 18:14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A person’s spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

Cross References

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

1 Peter 1:6

You rejoice in this,  even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials

James 1:2

Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,

2 Corinthians 2:7

As a result, you should instead forgive  and comfort him. Otherwise, he may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony  of our conscience  is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom  but by God’s grace.

Job 6:4

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced   me; my spirit drinks their poison. God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

Exodus 6:9

Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen  to him because of their broken spirit and hard labour.