22 Gladness of heart is the life of a man. Cheerfulness of a man lengthens his days. (WEB) 23 Love your own soul, and comfort your heart. Remove sorrow far from you, for sorrow has destroyed many, and there is no profit in it. (WEB) 24 Envy and wrath shorten life. Anxiety brings old age before its time. (WEB)
Sirach 30:22–24
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Sirach 38:17–19
17 Make bitter weeping and make passionate wailing. Let your mourning be according to his merit, for one day or two, lest you be spoken evil of; and so be comforted for your sorrow. (WEB) 18 For from sorrow comes death. Sorrow of heart saps one’s strength. (WEB) 19 In calamity, sor… (WEB)
Proverbs 17:21–23
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy. 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Proverbs 15:12–14
12 A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise. 13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. 14 A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Ecclesiastes 11:9–10
9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. 10 So banish sorrow from your heart,…
Proverbs 14:29–31
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Ecclesiastes 7:2–4
2 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house…
Sirach 1:11–13
11 The fear of the Lord is glory, exultation, gladness, and a crown of rejoicing. (WEB) 12 The fear of the Lord will delight the heart, and will give gladness, joy, and length of days. (WEB) 13 Whoever fears the Lord, it will go well with him at the last. He will be blessed in the… (WEB)
Proverbs 12:24–26
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. 25 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up. 26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
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