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Proverbs 12:25
25Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
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 wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness. 24Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. 26The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray. 27Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.
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 14:10Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.
- Proverbs 15:13A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
- Proverbs 18:14The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a crushed spirit?
- Nehemiah 2:1Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence.
- Psalms 38:6I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.
- Psalms 42:11Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
- Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.
- Proverbs 12:18Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- Proverbs 15:23Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
- Proverbs 16:24Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
- Proverbs 25:11Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket.
- Proverbs 27:9The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
- Isaiah 50:4The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.
- Zechariah 1:13And the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have 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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