Proverbs 15:15 · KJV
“All the days of the afflicted {are} evil: but he that is of a merry heart {hath} a continual feast.”
— Proverbs 15:15
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15 — Context
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15All the days of the afflicted {are} evil: but he that is of a merry heart {hath} a continual feast.
16Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17Better {is} a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 6:10
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and {yet} possessing all things.
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
Romans 5:11
And not only {so}, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. {atonement: or, reconciliation}
Romans 5:2-3
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 1:5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.