New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 12:25
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 prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims folly. 24The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor. Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. 26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27A lazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man is diligence.
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 a stranger does not share its joy.
- Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
- 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 as for a broken spirit who can bear it?
- Nehemiah 2:1And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence.
- Psalms 38:6I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.
- Psalms 42:11Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
- Mark 14:33And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
- Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:23A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 25:11Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
- Proverbs 27:9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
- Isaiah 50:4The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
- Zechariah 1:13The Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 12:25 Prov 15:13 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 12:25 Is 50:4 ↩
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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