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Encouragement & Discouragement:

Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart grow sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but fools detest turning from evil.

Proverbs 14:10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.

Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and joy may end in grief.

Proverbs 15:13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.

Proverbs 15:17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 15:30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:14 A man's spirit sustains him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 25:11 A word aptly spoken is like
apples of gold in settings of silver.

Proverbs 25:13 Like the coolness of snow at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

Proverbs 25:25 Like cold water to a weary soul
is good news from a distant land.

Proverbs 29:6 An evil man is snared by his own sin,
but a righteous one can sing and be glad.

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