Proverbs 12:25 “Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.”

Proverbs 12:25

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“Heaviness”

Proverbs 15:13 Proverbs 17:22 Proverbs 15:23 Psalm 42:11 Proverbs 18:14 Proverbs 14:10

Proverbs 15:13 · BSB

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 17:22 · BSB

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 15:23 · BSB

A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!

Psalm 42:11 · BSB

Why 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 18:14 · BSB

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

Proverbs 14:10 · BSB

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

“but”

Proverbs 16:24 Isaiah 50:4 Proverbs 12:18 Proverbs 27:9 Zechariah 1:13 Proverbs 25:11

Proverbs 16:24 · BSB

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Isaiah 50:4 · BSB

The 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 12:18 · BSB

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 27:9 · BSB

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Zechariah 1:13 · BSB

So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Proverbs 25:11 · BSB

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

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