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Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
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Proverbs 12:25 in other translations
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
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In context
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
26 The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
27 The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
28 In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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