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Proverbs 15:13,15,23 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 15:13 NIV (New International Version)

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:15 NIV (New International Version)

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

Proverbs 15:23 NIV (New International Version)

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:13 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

Proverbs 15:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:13 NLT (New Living Translation)

A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:15 NLT (New Living Translation)

For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23 NLT (New Living Translation)

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

Proverbs 15:13 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Proverbs 15:15 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

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

Proverbs 15:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

A person takes joy in giving an answer;  and a timely word — how good that is!

Proverbs 15:13 KJV (King James Version)

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

Proverbs 15:15 KJV (King James Version)

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

Proverbs 15:23 KJV (King James Version)

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: And a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs 15:13 NKJV (New King James Version)

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:15 NKJV (New King James Version)

All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23 NKJV (New King James Version)

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:13 MSG (The Message)

A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.

Proverbs 15:15 MSG (The Message)

A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song.

Proverbs 15:23 MSG (The Message)

Congenial conversation—what a pleasure! The right word at the right time—beautiful!

Proverbs 15:13 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:15 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

All the days of the needy are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

A person has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:13 AMP (Amplified Bible)

A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face, But when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed. [Prov 17:22]

Proverbs 15:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)

All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances].

Proverbs 15:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer, And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Proverbs 15:13 NET (New English Translation)

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:15 NET (New English Translation)

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23 NET (New English Translation)

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!