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Don’t Be Mad..Be Glad

13 

A glad heart makes a happy face;
     a broken heart crushes the spirit.

14 

A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
     while the fool feeds on trash.

Verse 13

Your thoughts and emotions control your whole body. We smile when we are glad. We are sad if our experiences upset us. If we pray, God will comfort us (James 5:13).

Verse 14

Both a fool and a wise man have important desires. The wise man wants more knowledge. The fool wants foolish things. By ‘fool’, Solomon means someone who hates wisdom. For a fool, this is like his need for food. He is hungry, not for food, but to do an evil action. See Proverbs 4:16-17.

The first proverb is sometimes misunderstood. While a happy person can lift the spirits of those around them, there are times, like when someone you love has died, when grief is important and necessary. During such times, it's not right to try to force someone to be happy.

On the other hand, bitter and unhappy people tend to bring others down and break their spirits.

Today's Verse 14 could be put like this: A wise person seeks knowledge, but fools waste their time on conspiracy theories on the Internet.

Let me ask you: Do you generally have a positive attitude towards life? Do you help others see the good things and blessings in their lives?

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