Proverbs 12:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.”
What this verse means
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. The right word at the right moment lifts a heavy heart.
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BSBPD
“Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 12:25 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 2:1Now 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,
- Psalms 38:6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
- 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.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 15:15All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
- Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 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.
- Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
- 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.
- Zechariah 1:13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
- Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For 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.
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