Proverbs 15:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

New Living Translation
A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.

English Standard Version
A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

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

New American Standard Bible
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

NASB 1995
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

NASB 1977
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Amplified Bible
A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face, But when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Contemporary English Version
Happiness makes you smile; sorrow can crush you.

Good News Translation
When people are happy, they smile, but when they are sad, they look depressed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but with a heartache comes depression.

International Standard Version
A happy heart enlightens the face, but a sad heart reflects a broken spirit.

NET Bible
A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

New King James Version
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

King James 2000 Bible
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

New Heart English Bible
A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

World English Bible
A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

American King James Version
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

American Standard Version
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

A Faithful Version
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Darby Bible Translation
A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A ioyfull heart maketh a chearefull countenance: but by the sorow of the heart the minde is heauie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A mery herte maketh a chearfull countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A joyful heart makes the face glad, "" And the spirit is struck by grief of heart.

Young's Literal Translation
A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

Smith's Literal Translation
A heart of joy will do the face good: and by pains of heart the spirit was dejected.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A glad heart improves the body and the depressed heart saddens the spirit.

Lamsa Bible
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
When the heart rejoices the countenance is cheerful; but when it is in sorrow, the countenance is sad.
















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