Proverbs 18:14
A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
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- Proverbs 15:13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
- Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.