All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
Proverbs 15:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the days of the afflicted are evil: But he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings], but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of circumstances]. American Standard Version (1901) All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast. Common English Bible All the days of the needy are hard, but a happy heart has a continual feast. Catholic Public Domain Version All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast. |
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘My pilgrimage has lasted for 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.’
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.
A discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure with turmoil.
Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.