Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
14 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “spirit” →
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD , searching all the inward parts of the belly.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
