Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
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- Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
- Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.