Proverbs 15:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.”
רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
לֵב
a heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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פָּנִים
a face
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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יָטַב
it makes good
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יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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נָכֵא
is stricken
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נָכֵא
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
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שָׂמֵחַ
joyful
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שָׂמֵחַ
blithe or gleeful
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