13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:13
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 13
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A joyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַH8056Adjective - masculine singularheartלֵ֣בH3820Noun - masculine singularmakes a cheerfulיֵיטִ֣בH3190Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularcountenanceפָּנִ֑יםH6440Noun - masculine pluralbut sorrowוּבְעַצְּבַת־H6094Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the heartלֵ֝בH3820Noun - masculine singularcrushesנְכֵאָֽה׃H5218Adjective - feminine singularthe spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular