Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. Young's Literal Translation A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten. King James Bible A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Hebrew A joyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַ (mê·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8056: Glad, joyful, merry heart לֵ֣ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre makes a cheerful יֵיטִ֣ב (yê·ṭiḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing countenance, פָּנִ֑ים (pā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face but sorrow וּבְעַצְּבַת־ (ū·ḇə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6094: A idol, a pain, wound of the heart לֵ֝ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre crushes נְכֵאָֽה׃ (nə·ḵê·’āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 5218: Smitten, afflicted the spirit. ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit |