Proverbs 15:13
A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
In Context
12He who corrupts himself does not love the one who afflicts him, nor will he step toward the wise.
14The heart of the wise seeks doctrine. And the mouth of the foolish feeds on ignorance.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25Grief in the heart of a man humbles him. And with a good word he shall be made glad.
Proverbs 17:22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
John 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also.
2 Corinthians 2:7So then, to the contrary, you should be more forgiving and consoling, lest perhaps someone like this may be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:13
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. A scorner is one that not only makes a jest of God and religion, but bids defiance to the methods employed for his conviction and reformation, and, as an evidence of that, 1. He cannot endure the checks of his own conscience, nor will he suffer it to deal plainly with him: He loves not to reprove him (so some read it); he cannot endure to retire into his own heart and commune seriously with that, will not admit of any free thought or… Read the whole commentary →