Proverbs 15:13

Tree of Life Version

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

John 14:1

“Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me.

Proverbs 18:14

One’s spirit sustains him through illness, but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Proverbs 12:25

An anxious heart weighs one down, but a good word cheers him up.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the grief that God wills brings a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret. But the world’s grief brings death.

2 Corinthians 2:7

So instead you should forgive him and encourage him. Otherwise such a person might be swallowed up by excessive sorrow.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world, and most especially toward you, with simplicity and godly sincerity—not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.

Nehemiah 2:2

So the king said to me, “Why is your face so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very frightened,

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.