New English Translation
Proverbs 12:25
25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.
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
23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly. 24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave. Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. 26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:25 word by word
דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:25
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
- Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.
- Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- Proverbs 18:14A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness – but who can bear a crushed spirit?
- Nehemiah 2:1Then in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought to me, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Previously I had not been depressed in the king’s presence.
- Psalms 38:6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
- Psalms 42:11Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
- Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- Proverbs 15:23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 25:11Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.
- Proverbs 27:9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.
- Isaiah 50:4The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
- Zechariah 1:13The Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that 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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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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