Verse Comparison: Proverbs 15:13
American Standard Version
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Amplified® Bible
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Contemporary English Version
Happiness makes you smile; sorrow can crush you.
Darby English Version
A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Good News Bible
When people are happy, they smile, but when they are sad, they look depressed.
King James Version
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
New American Standard Bible
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
New International Version
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
New King James Version
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance,
But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart saddens, the spirit breaks.
Revised Standard Version
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Young's Literal Translation
A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.