14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. …
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14)Note, 1. Outward grievances are tolerable as long as the mind enjoys itself and is at ease. Many infirmities, many calamities, we are liable to in this world, in body, name, and estate, which a man may bear, and bear up under, if he have but good conduct and courage, and be able to act with reason and resolution, especially if he have a good conscience, and the testimony of that be for him; and, i…
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