A Merry Heart

• Disease

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

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

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

• Heart
• Stones

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.