Proverbs 15:13

Proverbs 15:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
• New International Version (NIV)A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Context of Proverbs 15:13

11Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men! 12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise. A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. 14The heart of an intelligent [man] seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly. 15All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:13 word by word

לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב פָּנִ֑ים וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵ֝ב ר֣וּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• joyfulשָׂמֵחַώâmêach · gladH8056
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:13

• Proverbs 15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.
• Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.
• Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
• Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
• Nehemiah 2:2And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.
• John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.
• 2 Corinthians 7:10For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

Commentaries on Proverbs 15:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13By sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken - Every kind of sorrow worketh death, but that which is the offspring of true repentance. This alone is healthful to the soul. The indulgence of a disposition to sighing tends to destroy life. Every deep sigh throws off a portion of the vital energy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Some prefer to render the last clause, “In sorrow of heart the breath is oppressed.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 A gloomy, impatient, unthankful spirit, springing from pride and undue attachment to worldly objects, renders a man uneasy to himself and others.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13People's feelings influence how they present themselves (compare Proverbs 15:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. maketh ... countenance--or, "benefits the countenance." spirit is broken--and so the countenance is sad.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 15:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Contentment
• Countenance
• Heart

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

Commentaries on Proverbs 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings