Proverbs 14:10

Proverbs 14:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
• New International Version (NIV)Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

Context of Proverbs 14:10

8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit. 9Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour. The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. 11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish. 12There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:10 word by word

לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• ownנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:10

• Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
• Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
• 1 Samuel 1:10and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.
• 2 Kings 4:27And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.
• Job 6:2Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
• Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 9:18He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
• Job 10:1My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• Ezekiel 3:14And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.
• Mark 14:33And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.
• Genesis 42:21Then they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.
• Psalms 25:14The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them.
• John 14:18I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.
• Philippians 4:7and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus.
• 1 Peter 1:8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,

Commentaries on Proverbs 14:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The heart knoweth his own bitterness - נפשו מרת morrath naphsho, "The bitterness of its soul." Under spiritual sorrow, the heart feels, the soul feels; all the animal nature feels and suffers. But when the peace of God is spoken to the troubled soul, the joy is indescribable; the whole man partakes of it. And a stranger to these religious feelings, to the travail of the soul, and to the witness of the Spirit, does not intermeddle with them; he does not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10A striking expression of the ultimate solitude of each man‘s soul at all times, and not merely at the hour of death. Something there is in every sorrow, and in every joy, which no one else can share. Beyond that range it is well to remember that there is a Divine Sympathy, uniting perfect knowledge and perfect love.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 We do not know what stings of conscience, or consuming passions, torment the prosperous sinner. Nor does the world know the peace of mind a serious Christian enjoys, even in poverty and sickness.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10No one can completely understand another person's emotions (compare Psalm 103:14; Isaiah 63:9; Nahum 1:7; Romans 8:27). Bitterness and joy are opposites in emotions. This poetic device, called merism, refers to these extremes to cover all emotions in between.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Each one best knows his own sorrows or joys.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 14:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Contentment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 14

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings