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Proverbs 12:25
25If you worry all the time, it will make you sad. But kind words will make you happy.
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
23Careful people keep quiet about how much they know. But foolish people show everyone how silly they are. 24If you work hard, you will become a leader. But if you are lazy, you will become a slave. If you worry all the time, it will make you sad. But kind words will make you happy. 26A righteous person gives good advice to his friends. But wicked people are always taking the wrong path. 27A lazy person does not cook the animals that he has caught. But if you work hard, you will enjoy many valuable things.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:25 word by word
דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:25
- Proverbs 14:10When you are upset, you yourself know how sad you are. No one else can know what you are feeling, sad or happy.
- Proverbs 15:13When someone is happy, their face smiles. But when someone is sad, their spirit hurts.
- Proverbs 17:22If you are happy in life, you will be healthy. But if you are sad and upset, your body will be weak.
- Proverbs 18:14When someone is ill, his spirit will keep him strong. But if his spirit has lost hope, he cannot stay strong.
- Nehemiah 2:1It was the month of Nisan, when King Artaxerxes had ruled Babylon for 20 years. I had the king's wine ready for him to drink. I took it to give to him. He saw that I was sad. I had not been sad in front of the king before.
- Psalms 38:6My body is bent down to the ground. Every day I weep because I am so sad.
- Psalms 42:11I ask myself again, ‘Why am I so sad and upset?’ I must wait patiently for God to help me. Then I will praise my God once again, because he is the one who saves me.
- Mark 14:33Jesus took Peter, James and John with him. He started to feel very sad and upset.
- Proverbs 12:18If you speak in a careless way, you may hurt other people. But when wise people speak, it makes people feel well.
- Proverbs 15:23It makes you happy when you give a good answer to a question. It is good when you find the right thing to say at the right time.
- Proverbs 16:24Kind words are as sweet as honey. They also bring health and strength.
- Proverbs 25:11A wise word that you speak at the right time is a beautiful thing. It is like a gold apple on a silver plate.
- Proverbs 27:9Beautiful oil and perfume may give you joy. But good advice from a friend is even better.
- Isaiah 50:4‘The Almighty Lord has given his message to me, his servant. I speak it on his behalf. I know what to say to help weak and tired people. The Lord wakes me up every morning so that I can learn something. I listen carefully to him, as a student listens to his teacher.
- Zechariah 1:13And the Lord answered the angel with kind words.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4When I wrote that letter, I was very sad and upset. I cried a lot. I did not want to make you sad. Instead, I wanted you to know that I love you very much.
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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