Proverbs 15:15

In 11 translations

BSB

All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

KJV

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

WEB

All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

ASV

All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

LSV

All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, || And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet.

YLT

All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet.

DBY

All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

DRC

All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.

GNV

All the dayes of the afflicted are euill: but a good conscience is a continuall feast.

JPS

All the days of the poor are evil; but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

LXXE

The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; but the good are always quiet.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כָּל־יְמֵ֣י עָנִ֣י רָעִ֑ים וְטֽוֹב־לֵ֝֗ב מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃

LXX-Br

Πάντα τὸν χρόνον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν κακῶν προσδέχονται κακὰ, οἱ δὲ ἀγαθοὶ ἡσυχάζουσι διαπαντός.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
• Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
• Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
• Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
• Romans 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
• Romans 5:2–3through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering…
• 1 Peter 1:6–8In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by…
• Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
• 2 Corinthians 1:5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
• 1 Peter 4:13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
• Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace…
• Genesis 47:9“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
• Genesis 37:35All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
• Psalms 90:7–9For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a…

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