Proverbs 12:25

12:25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down,

but an encouraging word brings him joy.

Proverbs 15:13

15:13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful,

but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 18:14

18:14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness –

but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys

9:7 Go, eat your food with joy,

and drink your wine with a happy heart,

because God has already approved your works.

9:8 Let your clothes always be white,

and do not spare precious ointment on your head.

9:9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life

that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days;

for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

Romans 5:2-5

5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory. 5:3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 5:4 and endurance, character, and character, hope. 5:5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.