So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”
Proverbs 15:13 - Easy To Read Version If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. [Prov. 17:22.] American Standard Version (1901) A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. Common English Bible A joyful heart brightens one’s face, but a troubled heart breaks the spirit. Catholic Public Domain Version A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down. |
So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”
Worry can take away a person’s happiness. But a kind word can make a person happy.
If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.
Some poor people are sad all the time. But for people with happiness in their hearts, life is one big party.
A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.
This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.
But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.
Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.