24 Riches are good if they have no sin. Poverty is evil only in the opinion of the ungodly. (WEB) 25 The heart of a man changes his countenance, whether it is for good or for evil. (WEB) 26 A cheerful countenance is a sign of a prosperous heart. Devising proverbs takes strenuous thinking. (WEB)
Sirach 13:24–26
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Sirach 26:3–5
3 A good wife is a great gift. She will be given to those who fear the Lord. (WEB) 4 Whether a man is rich or poor, a good heart makes a cheerful face at all times. (WEB) 5 Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a… (WEB)
Sirach 37:16–18
16 Let reason be the beginning of every work. Let counsel go before every action. (WEB) 17 As a token of the changing of the heart, (WEB) 18 four kinds of things rise up: good and evil, life and death. That which rules over them continually is the tongue. (WEB)
Proverbs 15:12–14
12 A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise. 13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. 14 A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Sirach 30:21–23
21 Don’t give your soul to sorrow. Don’t afflict yourself deliberately. (WEB) 22 Gladness of heart is the life of a man. Cheerfulness of a man lengthens his days. (WEB) 23 Love your own soul, and comfort your heart. Remove sorrow far from you, for sorrow has destroyed many, and the… (WEB)
Proverbs 12:24–26
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. 25 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up. 26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Matthew 12:34–36
34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. 35 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. 36 Bu…
Sirach 30:15–17
15 Health and fitness are better than all gold, and a strong body better than wealth without measure. (WEB) 16 There is no wealth better than health of body. There is no gladness above the joy of the heart. (WEB) 17 Death is better than a bitter life, and eternal rest than a contin… (WEB)
Proverbs 11:22–24
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath. 24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
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