Proverbs 18:14

New International Reader's Version

A cheerful spirit gives strength even during sickness. But you can’t keep going if you have a broken spirit.

Cross References

Job 6:4

The Mighty One has shot me with his arrows. I have to drink their poison. God’s terrors are aimed at me.

Psalm 109:22

I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded deep down inside me.

Psalm 147:3

He heals those who have broken hearts. He takes care of their wounds.

Psalm 55:3

I’m troubled by what my enemies say about me. I’m upset because they say they will harm me. They cause me all kinds of suffering. When they are angry, they attack me with their words.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling have taken hold of me. Panic has overpowered me.

Exodus 6:9

Moses reported these things to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to him. That’s because they had lost all hope and had to work very hard.

Proverbs 15:13

A happy heart makes a face look cheerful. But a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart makes you healthy. But a broken spirit dries you up.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 2:7

Now you should forgive him and comfort him. Then he won’t be sad more than he can stand.

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble. When you do, think of it as pure joy.

1 Peter 1:6

Because you know all this, you have great joy. You have joy even though you may have had to suffer for a little while. You may have had to suffer sadness in all kinds of trouble.