| A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. | When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. |
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| Rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer. | Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. |
| I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. | I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. |
| Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. | Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. |
| Blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the Law of the Lord. | Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. |
| Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding. |
| Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. |
| Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. | Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. |
| One who pays attention to the word will find good, And blessed is one who trusts in the Lord. | Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. |
| A person has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word! | A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word! |
| Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. | Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. |
| Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. | Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. |
| So that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company. | So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. |
| Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. | Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. |
| For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. | No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. |
| The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will rejoice over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. | The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. |
| Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, mend your ways, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. | Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. |
| I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God. | I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. |
| Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. | Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. |
