“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.”
- Date
- 1611
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.”
Inner gladness often becomes visible in expression, linking emotional condition with the way a person meets the world outwardly.
Where does it come from?
Proverbs 15:13 in the King James Version; this record uses the opening clause.