Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 12:25
25An anxious heart weighs one down, but a good word cheers him 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
23A clever person conceals his knowledge, but the heart of a fool blurts out folly. 24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will become forced labor. An anxious heart weighs one down, but a good word cheers him up. 26The righteous gives his friend guidance, but the way of the wicked leads astray. 27A lazy person does not roast his game, but a diligent person prizes his possessions.
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 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
- Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- Proverbs 18:14One’s spirit sustains him through illness, 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 set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before.
- Psalms 38:6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
- Psalms 42:11As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”
- Mark 14:33He takes with Him Peter, Jacob, and John; and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
- Proverbs 12:18Reckless speech is like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:23A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are honeycomb— sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 25:11Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word aptly spoken.
- Proverbs 27:9As ointment and perfume gladden the heart, so the sweetness of one’s friend comes from his sincere counsel.
- Isaiah 50:4Adonai Elohim has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning. He awakens My ear to give heed as a disciple.
- Zechariah 1:13Adonai answered the angel who was speaking to me with pleasant, comforting words.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears—not to make you sorrowful, 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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