Proverbs 18:14

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹³ The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him. ¹⁴ A man’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit? ¹⁵ The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

Lifted Up

Spirit of Man

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Proverbs 17:22

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

Job 1:20-21

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

Job 2:7-10

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.

Job 6:4

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

Job 7:14-15

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

Job 10:15-17

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.

Psalm 30:9-10

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

Psalm 32:3-4

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

Psalm 38:2-4

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

Psalm 42:10-11

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

Psalm 55:3

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.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalm 77:2-3

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

Psalm 88:14-16

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

Psalm 109:22

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

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

Mark 14:33-34

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

Romans 5:3-5

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

Romans 8:35-37

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

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.

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 12:9-10

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.

James 1:2

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

1 Peter 1:6

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