Proverbs 15:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A joyfulמֵחַ
(me·ach)
8056: glad, joyful, merryfrom samach
heartלֵ֣ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
makes a cheerfulיֵיטִ֣ב
(yei·tiv)
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
face,פָּנִ֑ים
(pa·nim;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
But when the heartלֵ֝ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
is sad,וּבְעַצְּבַת־
(u·ve·'a·tze·vat-)
6094: a hurt, injury, painfrom atsab
the spiritר֣וּחַ
(ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
is broken.נְכֵאָֽה׃
(ne·che·'ah.)
5218b: strickenfrom naka


















KJV Lexicon
A merry
sameach  (saw-may'-akh)
blithe or gleeful -- (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry(-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).
heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
maketh a cheerful
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
countenance
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
but by sorrow
`atstsebeth  (ats-tseh'-beth)
a idol; also, a pain or wound -- sorrow, wound.
of the heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
the spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
is broken
nake'  (naw-kay')
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted -- broken, stricken, wounded.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

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

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

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A glad heart improves the body and the depressed heart saddens the spirit.

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

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