English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:10
10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.
Context of Proverbs 14:10
8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. 9Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. 11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:10 word by word
לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:10
- Proverbs 15:13A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.
- Proverbs 18:14A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
- 1 Samuel 1:10She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
- 2 Kings 4:27And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me."
- Job 6:2"Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
- Job 7:11"Therefore 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 will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
- Job 10:1"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Ezekiel 3:14The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the Lord being strong upon me.
- Mark 14:33And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
- John 12:27"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
- Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."
- Psalms 25:14The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
- John 14:18"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with 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
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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
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