15All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.


In Context

12 A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.

13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 15:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted [are] evil: but he that is of a merry heart [hath] a continual feast.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.