Proverbs 15:15
ContextNET © | All the days 1 of the afflicted 2 are bad, 3 but one with 4 a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 5 |
NIV © | All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. |
NASB © | All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast. |
NLT © | For the poor, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. |
MSG © | A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with song. |
BBE © | All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast. |
NRSV © | All the days of the poor are hard, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. |
NKJV © | All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. |
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NET © | All the days 1 of the afflicted 2 are bad, 3 but one with 4 a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 5 |
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1 sn The “days” represent what happens on those days (metonymy of subject). 2 tn The contrast is between the “afflicted” and the “good of heart” (a genitive of specification, “cheerful/healthy heart/spirit/attitude”). sn The parallelism suggests that the afflicted is one afflicted within his spirit, for the proverb is promoting a healthy frame of mind. 3 tn Or “evil”; or “catastrophic.” 4 tn “one with” is supplied. 5 sn The image of a continual feast signifies the enjoyment of what life offers (cf. TEV “happy people…enjoy life”). The figure is a hypocatastasis; among its several implications are joy, fulfillment, abundance, pleasure. |