And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear.
Proverbs 15:13 - 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. 更多版本King 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. English Standard Version 2016 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. |
And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear.
Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.
Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.
The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
For our glory is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.
So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.