Proverbs 15:13

The Message

A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:25

Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.

Proverbs 15:15

A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.

Proverbs 18:14

A healthy spirit conquers adversity, but what can you do when the spirit is crushed?

John 14:1

“Don’t let this rattle you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

Now that the worst is over, we’re pleased we can report that we’ve come out of this with conscience and faith intact, and can face the world—and even more importantly, face you with our heads held high. But it wasn’t by any fancy footwork on our part. It was God who kept us focused on him, uncompromised. Don’t try to read between the lines or look for hidden meanings in this letter. We’re writing plain, unembellished truth, hoping that you’ll now see the whole picture as well as you’ve seen some of the details. We want you to be as proud of us as we are of you when we stand together before our Master Jesus.

2 Corinthians 7:10

Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets.