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Proverbs 15:13

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Proverbs 15:13

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:13

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In context

The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 15.

Before

¹²A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

Proverbs 15:13

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

After

¹⁴The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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