Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Bible References
Merry
Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.
By
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
but a good word cheers it up.
but a good word cheers it up.
Proverbs 18:14 A man’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?
but who can survive a broken spirit?
Nehemiah 2:2
so the king said to me, “Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”
I was overwhelmed with fear
I was overwhelmed with fear
John 14:1 “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.
2 Corinthians 2:7
As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.