Proverbs 12:25

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, || And a good word makes him glad.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.

GNV

Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.

JPS

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

LXXE

A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Φοβερὸς λόγος καρδίαν ταράσσει ἀνδρὸς δικαίου, ἀγγελία δὲ ἀγαθὴ εὐφραίνει αὐτόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
• Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
• Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
• Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
• Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
• Psalms 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
• Zechariah 1:13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
• Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
• Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
• Psalms 38:6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
• Nehemiah 2:1–2Now 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 never been sad in his presence, so the king said to me, “Why is your…
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
• 2 Corinthians 2:4–7For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you. Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some…
• Mark 14:33–34He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

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