Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

Nehemiah 2:2

And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.

John 14:1

Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

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Summary

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Bible References

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Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.

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Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
Nehemiah 2:2
And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.
John 14:1
Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.
2 Corinthians 2:7
so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.