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Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.
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Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.
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Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God has given Me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me each morning; He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.
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Proverbs 15:23
A man takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word— how good that is!
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Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
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2 Corinthians 2 4-2 Corinthians 2 7
For I wrote to you with many tears out of an extremely troubled and anguished heart— not that you should be hurt, but that you should know the abundant love I have for you.If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree— not to exaggerate— to all of you.The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person.As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.
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Zechariah 1:13
The Lord replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
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Proverbs 18:14
A man’s spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
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Psalms 38:6
I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning.
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Psalms 42:11
Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God.
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Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.
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Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
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Proverbs 25:11
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray.
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Nehemiah 2:1-2
During the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,so the king said to me,“ Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.” I was overwhelmed with fear
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Mark 14:33-34
He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.Then He said to them,“ My soul is swallowed up in sorrow— to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”