Proverbs 18:14

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Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Job 1:20-21

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

Job 2:7-10

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Job 6:4

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 7:14-15

Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;

Job 10:15-17

‘If I am wicked, woe to me!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.

Psalm 30:9-10

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.

Psalm 38:2-4

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.

Psalm 42:10-11

As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 55:3

Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalm 77:2-3

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted.

Psalm 88:14-16

O Lord, why do You reject my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

Psalm 109:22

For I am afflicted and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.

Mark 14:33-34

And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.

Romans 5:3-5

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

Romans 8:35-37

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

James 1:2

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

1 Peter 1:6

In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,

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Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

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Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,

But

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,

Their poison my spirit drinks;

The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;

‘If I am wicked, woe to me!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my

groaning all day long.

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.

As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;

In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness;

My soul refused to be comforted.

O Lord, why do You reject my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

For I am afflicted and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.

so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.