Proverbs 18:14

In 11 translations

BSB

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

KJV

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

WEB

A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

ASV

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

LSV

The spirit of a man sustains his sickness, || And who bears a struck spirit?

YLT

The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

DBY

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

DRC

The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

GNV

The spirit of a man will susteine his infirmitie: but a wounded spirit who can beare it?

JPS

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

LXXE

A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?

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Original-language editions

WLC

רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πρᾳΰνει θεράπων φρόνιμος, ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the…
• 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
• Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
• James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
• Psalms 77:2–3In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
• 2 Corinthians 2:7So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
• Job 7:14–15then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 2:7–10So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the…
• Psalms 42:10–11Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my…
• Psalms 38:2–4For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have overwhelmed…
• Psalms 88:14–16Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
• Mark 14:33–34He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
• Romans 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His…

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