Proverbs 15:13

New American Bible - revised edition

A glad heart lights up the face, but an anguished heart breaks the spirit.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:2

the king asked me, “Why do you look sad? If you are not sick, you must be sad at heart.” Though I was seized with great fear,

Proverbs 12:25

Worry weighs down the heart, but a kind word gives it joy.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the poor are evil, but a good heart is a continual feast.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

One’s spirit supports one when ill, but a broken spirit who can bear?

John 14:1

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with the simplicity and sincerity of God, [and] not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary you should forgive and encourage him instead, or else the person may be overwhelmed by excessive pain.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces a salutary repentance without regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.