Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, 1 but heartache crushes the spirit. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
In Context
12The mocker resents correction; 1 he will not go to the wise. 1
14The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, 1 but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25Anxiety in the heart of a person weighs him down, 1 but a good word makes him glad. 1
Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, 1 but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 1
John 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.
2 Corinthians 2:7So now rather than punishment, you should forgive and comfort him. Do this so that he is not overwhelmed by too much 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 →