Proverbs 15:13

Tree of Life Version

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

Cross References

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 12:25

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

Proverbs 14:30

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

Proverbs 15:15

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

Proverbs 17:22

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

Proverbs 18:14

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

John 14:1

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

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.

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 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.