Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:25
25Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
- New International Version (NIV)Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
Context of Proverbs 12:25
23A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly. 24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up. 26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray. 27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:25 word by word
דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:25
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
- Nehemiah 2:1Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
- Psalms 38:6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
- Psalms 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
- Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
- Zechariah 1:13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop - Sorrow of heart, hopeless love, or a sense of God's displeasure - these prostrate the man, and he becomes a child before them. But a good word maketh it glad - A single good or favorable word will remove despondency; and that word, "Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee," will instantly remove despair.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 Care, fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, deprive men of vigour in what is to be done, or courage in what is to be borne. A good word from God, applied by faith, makes the heart glad.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. a good word--one of comfort.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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