Proverbs 15:13
A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
In Context
12A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym: neither wyll he come vnto the wyse.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.
Proverbs 17:22A mery heart make a lustie age: but a sorowfull minde dryeth vp the bones.
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 →