Proverbs 15:15

The Message

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

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob answered Pharaoh, “The years of my sojourning are 130—a short and hard life and not nearly as long as my ancestors were given.” Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and left.

Proverbs 15:13

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

Proverbs 15:14

An intelligent person is always eager to take in more truth; fools feed on fast-food fads and fancies.

Proverbs 15:16

A simple life in the Fear-of-God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.

Proverbs 16:22

True intelligence is a spring of fresh water, while fools sweat it out the hard way.

Proverbs 17:22

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

Acts 16:25

Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn’t believe their ears. Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose.

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.