Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A man’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?

International Standard Version

A man's spirit can sustain him during his illness, but who can bear a crushed spirit?

A Conservative Version

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?

American Standard Version

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

Amplified


The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness,
But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?

Bible in Basic English

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The spirit of man will sustain his disease; and a dejected spirit who shall lift up?

King James 2000

The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Lexham Expanded Bible

The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?

Modern King James verseion

The spirit of a man will nourish his sickness, but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A good stomach driveth away a man's disease; but when the spirit is vexed, who may abide it?

NET Bible

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

New Heart English Bible

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Webster

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

World English Bible

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Youngs Literal Translation

The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

of a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

will sustain
כּוּל 
Kuwl 
Usage: 38

מחלה מחלה 
Machaleh 
Usage: 6

but a wounded
נכא נכא 
Nake' 
Usage: 4

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

13 He that answereth before he heareth, a folly, it is to him, and, a reproach. 14 The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it? 15 the heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart, maketh a pleasing countenance, - but, in sorrow of heart, is a stricken spirit.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

Job 1:20-21

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell to the earth and worshipped;

Job 2:7-10

So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and smote Job with a sore boil, from the sole of his foot, unto his crown.

Job 6:4

For, the arrows of the Almighty, are in me, The heat whereof, my spirit is drinking up, The, terrors of GOD, array themselves against me.

Job 7:14-15

Then thou scarest me with dreams, and, by visions, dost thou terrify me:

Job 10:15-17

If I have been lawless, alas for me! Or, if I am righteous, I will not lift up my head, Surfeited with shame, look thou then on my humiliation.

Psalm 30:9-10

What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;

Psalm 42:10-11

With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me, - While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Psalm 55:3

Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me - a horror!

Psalm 77:2-3

In the day of my distress - unto My Lord, will I seek, My hand, by night, hath been outstretched and never once became slack, My soul, hath refused to be consoled;

Psalm 88:14-16

Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou reject my soul? shouldst thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 109:22

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

Psalm 147:3

He is healing the broken in heart, - and binding up their hurts.

Mark 14:33-34

And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to be exceedingly amazed, and in great distress;

Romans 5:3-5

And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.

Romans 8:35-37

Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? -

2 Corinthians 1:12

For, our boasting, is, this, - the witness of our conscience, that, in sanctity and sincerity of God, and not in fleshly wisdom, but in God's favour, have we behaved ourselves in the world, - and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 2:7

So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

And at once he said unto me - Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me.

James 1:2

All Joy, account it, my brethren, whensoever ye fall in with, manifold, temptations, -

1 Peter 1:6

Wherein ye exult, though, for a little, just now, if needful, put to grief in manifold temptations,

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