Proverbs 18:14

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹³ Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame. ¹⁴ The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear? ¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Lifted Up

Spirit of Man

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

Proverbs 17:22

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

Job 1:20-21

And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,

Job 2:7-10

And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 6:4

For arrows of the Mighty are with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves for me!

Job 7:14-15

And thou hast affrighted me with dreams, And from visions thou terrifiest me,

Job 10:15-17

If I have done wickedly -- woe to me, And righteously -- I lift not up my head, Full of shame -- then see my affliction,

Psalm 30:9-10

What gain is in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

Psalm 32:3-4

When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

Psalm 38:2-4

For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.

Psalm 42:10-11

With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'

Psalm 55:3

Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

Psalm 77:2-3

In a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.

Psalm 88:14-16

Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.

Psalm 147:3

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

Mark 14:33-34

and he taketh Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy,

Romans 5:3-5

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Romans 8:35-37

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

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

James 1:2

All joy count it, my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

1 Peter 1:6

in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,