Proverbs 12:25 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

A person's anxiety will weigh him down, but an encouraging word makes him joyful.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

ASV:

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

BBE:

Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

DBY:

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

ERV:

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

JPS:

Care in the heart of a man boweth it down; but a good word maketh it glad.

WBS:

Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.

WEB:

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

YLT:

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

Proverbs 12:25 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Isaiah 50:4 The 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. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man weigheth it down: but a {k} good word maketh it glad.
(k) That is, words of comfort, or a cheerful mind which is declared by his words, rejoices a man, as a covetous mind kills him.

WES:

12:25 A good word - A compassionate or encouraging word.

MHC:

12:16. A foolish man is soon angry, and is hasty in expressing it; he is ever in trouble and running into mischief. It is kindness to ourselves to make light of injuries and affronts, instead of making the worst of them. 17. It is good for all to dread and detest the sin of lying, and to be governed by honesty. 18. Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, separate those that have been dear to each other. The tongue of the wise is health, making all whole. 19. If truth be spoken, it will hold good; whoever may be disobliged, still it will keep its ground. 20. Deceit and falsehood bring terrors and perplexities. But those who consult the peace and happiness of others have joy in their own minds. 21. If men are sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall happen to them. But they that delight in mischief shall have enough of it. 22. Make conscience of truth, not only in words, but in actions. 23. Foolish men proclaim to all the folly and emptiness of their minds. 24. Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly. 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. 26. The righteous is abundant; though not in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit, which are the true riches. Evil men vainly flatter themselves that their ways are not wrong. 27. The slothful man makes no good use of the advantages Providence puts in his way, and has no comfort in them. The substance of a diligent man, though not great, does good to him and his family. He sees that God gives it to him in answer to prayer. 28. The way of religion is a straight, plain way; it is the way of righteousness. There is not only life at the end, but life in the way; all true comfort.

CONC:

Anxiety Boweth Care Cheers Depresseth Glad Heart Heaviness Kind Makes Maketh Man's Sorrow Stoop Weighs Weighted

Anxiety Anxious Boweth Care Cheers Glad Good Heart Heaviness Kind Makes Maketh Sorrow Stoop Weighs Weighted Word

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