A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
* A merry heart maketh a cheerefull countenance: but by ſorrow of the heart, the ſpirit is broken.
יָטַב , verb, yatav — to be good, well, glad, or pleasing (value 21)
H3190,
יָטַב yâṭab, yaw-tab'; a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right):—be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ( well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, × very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad
(Qal)
to be glad, be joyful
to be well placed
to be well for, be well with, go well with
to be pleasing, be pleasing to
(Hiphil)
to make glad, rejoice
to do good to, deal well with
to do well, do thoroughly
to make a thing good or right or beautiful
to do well, do right
Used in 105 Verses, 26 Books 110  Occurrence Count
לֵב , masculine noun, leyv — inner man, mind, will, heart (value 32)
H3820,
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
inner part, midst
midst (of things)
heart (of man)
soul, heart (of man)
mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
conscience
heart (of moral character)
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
as seat of courage
Used in 551 Verses, 33 Books 591  Occurrence Count
נָכֵא , adjective, nakheyʾ — stricken (value 71)
H5218,
נָכֵא nâkêʼ, naw-kay'; or נָכָא nâkâʼ; from H5217; smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted:—broken, stricken, wounded.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
עַצֶּבֶת , feminine noun, ʿatzevet — a hurt, injury, pain (value 562)
H6094,
עַצֶּבֶת ʻatstsebeth, ats-tseh'-beth; from H6087; a idol; also, a pain or wound:—sorrow, wound.pain, hurt, injury, sorrow, wound
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
רוּחַ , feminine noun, ruah — breath, wind, spirit (value 214)
H7307,
רוּחַ rûwach, roo'-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).wind, breath, mind, spirit
breath
wind
of heaven
quarter (of wind), side
breath of air
air, gas
vain, empty thing
spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
courage
temper, anger
impatience, patience
spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
prophetic spirit
spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
spirit (as seat of emotion)
desire
sorrow, trouble
spirit
as seat or organ of mental acts
rarely of the will
as seat especially of moral character
Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
as endowing men with various gifts
as energy of life
as manifest in the Shekinah glory
never referred to as a depersonalised force
Used in 348 Verses, 32 Books 378  Occurrence Count
שָׂמֵחַ , verbal adjective, sameyah — glad, joyful, merry (value 348)
H8056,
שָׂמֵחַ sâmêach, saw-may'-akh; from H8055; blithe or gleeful:—(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).joyful, merry, glad
joyful, showing joy
you who rejoice (subst)
Used in 20 Verses, 10 Books 20  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 15:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב פָּנִ֑ים וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵ֝ב ר֣וּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃ |
| Verse #16821 (Ch. #643) — 8 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A merry |
H8056sameyah |
שָׂמֵחַ |
348 |
| heart |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
| maketh a cheerful |
H3190yatav |
יָטַב |
21 |
| countenance: |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| but by sorrow |
H6094ʿatzevet |
עַצֶּבֶת |
562 |
| of the heart |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
| the spirit |
H7307ruah |
רוּחַ |
214 |
| is broken. |
H5218nakheyʾ |
נָכֵא |
71 |
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