A Merry Heart
by Jody L. Apple---thebible.net
Excerpt:"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad." (Pr 12:25); "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast." (Pr 15:13,15); "The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy. A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones." (Pr 14:10, 30); "A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones." (Pr 17:22)
"What does it mean to have a merry heart? Whatever it is, the verses cited above make it sound like it is something desirable, something that can even benefit us physically.
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