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Proverbs 15:13

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A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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  1. Proverbs 17:22Rank 1 from verse 13
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    22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  2. John 14:1Rank 2 from verse 13
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    1LET not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

  3. Proverbs 12:25Rank 3 from verse 13
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    25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

  4. Proverbs 18:14Rank 4 from verse 13
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    14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

  5. Proverbs 15:15Rank 5 from verse 13
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    15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

  6. 2 Corinthians 7:10Rank 6 from verse 13
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    10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

  7. 2 Corinthians 2:7Rank 7 from verse 13
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    7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

  8. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 8 from verse 13
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  9. Nehemiah 2:2Rank 9 from verse 13
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    2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

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Proverbs 15:13

COMBINED MEANING

merry

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Glad, cheerful, joyful, festive, pleased, or enlivened in heart, often in connection with eating, drinking, feasting, celebration, or favourable circumstances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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countenance

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1. The face, or its appearance or expression. 2. Favour, regard, or presence expressed toward someone. 3. To favour or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sorrow

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Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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15:12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

15:13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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15:14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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