Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. New Living Translation For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. English Standard Version All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Berean Standard Bible All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. King James Bible All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. New King James Version All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. New American Standard Bible All the days of the needy are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast. NASB 1995 All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast. NASB 1977 All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Legacy Standard Bible All the days of the afflicted are evil, But a good heart has a continual feast. Amplified Bible All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances]. Christian Standard Bible All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Holman Christian Standard Bible All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. American Standard Version All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast. Contemporary English Version The poor have a hard life, but being content is as good as an endless feast. English Revised Version All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast. GOD'S WORD® Translation Every day is a terrible day for a miserable person, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Good News Translation The life of the poor is a constant struggle, but happy people always enjoy life. International Standard Version The entire life of the afflicted seems disastrous, but a good heart feasts continuously. Majority Standard Bible All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. NET Bible All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast. New Heart English Bible All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast. Webster's Bible Translation All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. World English Bible All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll the days of the afflicted [are] evil, "" And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet. Young's Literal Translation All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet. Smith's Literal Translation All the days of the afflicted are evil: and the good of heart drinking always. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast. Catholic Public Domain Version All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast. New American Bible All the days of the poor are evil, but a good heart is a continual feast. New Revised Standard Version All the days of the poor are hard, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll the days of the poor are filled with hardships; but those who are of merry heart have a continual tranquillity. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All the days of the poor are poor, and the sweet are always calm. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All the days of the poor are evil; But he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Brenton Septuagint Translation The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; but the good are always quiet. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly. 15All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.… Cross References Philippians 4:11-13 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: / Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. / Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice at all times. / Pray without ceasing. / Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Psalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Matthew 6:25-34 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ... Nehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. 1 Peter 1:6-9 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. / Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ... Treasury of Scripture All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast. all Genesis 37:35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. Genesis 47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. Psalm 90:7-9 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled… but Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Jump to Previous Afflicted Bad Banquet Cheerful Continual Enjoys Evil Feast Glad Gladness Heart Merry Oppressed Perpetual Poor Troubled Unending WretchedJump to Next Afflicted Bad Banquet Cheerful Continual Enjoys Evil Feast Glad Gladness Heart Merry Oppressed Perpetual Poor Troubled Unending WretchedProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrathAll the days The phrase "All the days" suggests a comprehensive view of time, indicating that the condition being described is not temporary but persistent. In the Hebrew context, "days" often symbolizes one's life journey or experience. This phrase sets the stage for a contrast between two types of life experiences, emphasizing the totality and continuity of one's circumstances. of the oppressed are wretched but a cheerful heart has a continual feast Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the days יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of the oppressed עָנִ֣י (‘ā·nî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble are bad, רָעִ֑ים (rā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil but a cheerful וְטֽוֹב־ (wə·ṭō·wḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good heart לֵ֝֗ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre has a continual תָמִֽיד׃ (ṯā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice feast. מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה (miš·teh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast Links Proverbs 15:15 NIVProverbs 15:15 NLT Proverbs 15:15 ESV Proverbs 15:15 NASB Proverbs 15:15 KJV Proverbs 15:15 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:15 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:15 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:15 French Bible Proverbs 15:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the afflicted (Prov. 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