Proverbs 15:15

New Century Version

Every day is hard for those who suffer, but a happy heart is like a continual feast.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All of his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he could not be comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob cried for his son Joseph.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short and filled with trouble—only one hundred thirty years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”

Proverbs 15:13

Happiness makes a person smile, but sadness can break a person’s spirit.

Proverbs 15:14

People with understanding want more knowledge, but fools just want more foolishness.

Proverbs 15:16

It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be wealthy and have much trouble.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is like a fountain which gives life to those who use it, but foolishness brings punishment to fools.

Proverbs 17:22

A happy heart is like good medicine, but a broken spirit drains your strength.

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God as the other prisoners listened.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times.

Romans 5:11

And not only that, but now we are also very happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we are now God’s friends again.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say it with a clear conscience: In everything we have done in the world, and especially with you, we have had an honest and sincere heart from God. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 1:5

We share in the many sufferings of Christ. In the same way, much comfort comes to us through Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich in faith. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

1 Peter 4:13

But be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.