Proverbs 12:25
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- KJV
- Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
- WEB
- Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
- ASV
- Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
- DARBY
- Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
- BLB
- Anxiety in the heart of man bends [him] down, and a good word gladdens it.
- ÅB
- Sorg i en manns hjerte trykker det ned, men et godt ord gleder det.
- OTB
- Bekymring tynger hjertet, men et vennlig ord løfter det opp.
- B1930
- Sorg i en manns hjerte trykker det ned, men et godt ord gleder det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Read in contextProverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Read in contextProverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Read in contextProverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Read in contextProverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Read in contextZechariah 1:13
And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
Read in contextProverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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