# A joyful heart makes the face cheerful

Here the word "heart" represents the person. AT: "When a person is joyful, his face is cheerful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# crushes the spirit

The writer speaks of a person being discouraged as if that person's spirit were an object that is crushed. See how you translated this in [Proverbs 15:4](./03.md). AT: "makes a person discouraged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The heart of the discerning

Here the word "heart" represents the mind and thoughts. AT: "The mind of the discerning person" or "The discerning person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the mouth of fools feeds on folly

Here the word "mouth" represents the person. The writer speaks of fools desiring foolish things as if they ate foolish things. AT: "foolish people desire folly as if it were the food that they eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/joy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/discernment]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]