Proverbs 15:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 15:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 15:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 15:15 — KJV
“All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.”
— Proverbs 15:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 15:15 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:15
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:15: days, heart, continual
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:15: evil, heart, continual
“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:15: days, evil, hath
“I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:15: days, evil, hath
“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:15: merry, heart, feast
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