Proverbs 15:13

Modern

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

Traditional

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Literal

A joyful heart makes a face good, and by sorrow of heart a spirit is stricken.

Latin

Cor gaudens exhilarat faciem; in mœrore animi dejicitur spiritus.

Hebrew

English

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

People's feelings influence how they present themselves (compare Proverbs 15:30).

Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
John 14:1
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 2:7
So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Nehemiah 2:2
…so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
2 Corinthians 1:12
For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.