Proverbs 18:14

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Proverbs 18:14

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

Spirit

But

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Spirit

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

Who can separate us from the love of Christ?
Can affliction or anguish or persecution
or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

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.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power

is perfected in weakness.”

Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,

You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials

But

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

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

then You frighten me with dreams,
and terrify me with visions,

If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.

“What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

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

My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”

because of the enemy’s voice,
because of the pressure of the wicked.
For they bring down disaster on me
and harass me in anger.

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.

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

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

He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.

As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.