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 afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
By
Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man makes him stoop: but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Nehemiah 2:2
Therefore the king said unto me, Why is your countenance sad, seeing you are not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
John 14:1
Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.
2 Corinthians 2:7
So that instead you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the sorrow of the world works death.