Proverbs 15:13
A ioyfull heart maketh a chearefull countenance: but by the sorow of the heart the minde is heauie.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.
Proverbs 17:22A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled: ye beleeue in God, beleeue also in me.
2 Corinthians 2:7So that nowe contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest the same shoulde bee swalowed vp with ouermuch heauinesse.
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 →