Verse 13

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Et glad hjerte lyser opp ansiktet, men sorg tynger sjelen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Et lykkelig hjerte gir et lyst ansikt, men hjertesorg knuser ånden.

• Norsk King James

  Et glad hjerte gir et lysende ansikt, men sorg i hjertet knuser ånden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Et glad hjerte gjør ansiktet vennlig, men bekymring i hjertet knuser motet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Et gledelig hjerte lyser opp ansiktet, men hjertesorg bryter ånden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Et glad hjerte gir et lyst utseende, men av hjertets sorg blir ånden knust.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Et muntert hjerte gir et lyst ansikt, men sorg i hjertet knuser ånden.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Et glad hjerte gir et lyst utseende, men av hjertets sorg blir ånden knust.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Et glad hjerte gir et lyst ansikt, men sorg i hjertet knuser ånden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a heart full of sorrow crushes the spirit.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Et gledelig hjerte gjør ansiktet lyst, men når hjertet er tungt, blir ånden knust.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Et glad Hjerte gjør Ansigtet behageligt, men ved Hjertets Bekymring nedslaaes Modet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Et gledelig hjerte gir et lyst ansikt, men hjertesorg knuser ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Et glad hjerte gjør ansiktet lyst, men hjertesorg knuser ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Et gledelig hjerte gjør ansiktet glad, men hjertesorg knuser ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Et glad hjerte gir et lysende ansikt, mens hjertesorg knuser ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Et glad hjerte gir et strålende ansikt, men ved hjertets sorg brytes ånden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A mery herte maketh a chearfull countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A ioyfull heart maketh a chearefull countenance: but by the sorow of the heart the minde is heauie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A glad heart makes a cheerful face; But an aching heart breaks the spirit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:22 : 22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
• Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
• Prov 12:25 : 25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.
• Prov 15:15 : 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who has a merry heart has a continual feast.
• Neh 2:2 : 2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
• John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
• 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 So, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.
• 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world produces death.