Proverbs 15:13

Easy To Read Version

If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:2

So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”

Proverbs 12:25

Worry can take away a person’s happiness. But a kind word can make a person happy.

Proverbs 14:30

If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.

Proverbs 15:15

Some poor people are sad all the time. But for people with happiness in their hearts, life is one big party.

Proverbs 17:22

Happiness is like good medicine. But sorrow is like a sickness.

Proverbs 18:14

A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.

John 14:1

Jesus said, “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. And trust in me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 2:7

But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.

2 Corinthians 7:10

Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.