Proverbs 15:15
The days of the afflicted are all evil; But he that hath a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
In Context
14The heart of the man of understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
16Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, Than much treasure, and trouble therewith.
Cross References
Psalms 90:7For we are consumed by thine anger, And by thy wrath are we destroyed.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that hath it. And the chastisement of fools is their folly.
Acts 16:25But at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.
Romans 5:11and not this only, but also having joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 1:5for as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so through Christ doth our comfort also overflow.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:15
Wisdom and Folly. 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. Here are two things to be wondered at:—1. A wise man not satisfied with his wisdom, but still seeking the increase of it; the more he has the more he would have: The heart of him that has understanding, rejoices so in the knowledge it has attained to that it is still coveting more, and in the use of the means of knowledge is still labouring for more, growing in grace, and in the knowledge… Read the whole commentary →