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

11The Lord sees clearly into the deep hole of death. So you can be sure that he knows people's secret thoughts. 12Proud people do not like it when someone warns them. They will not ask wise people to give them advice. When someone is happy, their face smiles. But when someone is sad, their spirit hurts. 14Wise people want to learn more. But fools only want to know useless things. 15Every day is difficult, if you have trouble in your mind. But if you are happy, every day is like a feast.

Proverbs 15:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• A merryשָׂמֵחַώâmêach · gladH8056
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• maketh a cheerfulיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• but by sorrowעַצֶּ֫בֶת‛atstsebeth · injuryH6094
• the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• is brokenנָכֵאnâkê' nâkâ' · strickenH5218

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:13

• Proverbs 15:15Every day is difficult, if you have trouble in your mind. But if you are happy, every day is like a feast.
• Proverbs 17:22If you are happy in life, you will be healthy. But if you are sad and upset, your body will be weak.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12We can be proud of how we have lived in this world. We have been careful to be honest and good with everyone. And we have been like that with you even more. We are sure in our own minds that this is true. We have not tried to be clever in a human way. But we have lived in the way that God has helped us to live.
• Proverbs 12:25If you worry all the time, it will make you sad. But kind words will make you happy.
• Proverbs 18:14When someone is ill, his spirit will keep him strong. But if his spirit has lost hope, he cannot stay strong.
• Nehemiah 2:2The king asked me, ‘Why are you sad? You are not ill. This must mean that you are very upset.’ I was very frightened.
• John 14:1Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Do not be sad or afraid. Believe in God, and also believe in me.
• 2 Corinthians 7:10People need to become sad in the way that God wants. When they are sad like that, it causes them to turn away from wrong things. Then God saves them from their sins. They will never be sorry about that! But when people become sad in the way that the world wants, it does not help them. They do not turn to God and they die in their spirits.

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