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Proverbs 12:25
Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
Proverbs 12:25 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 An abomination to Jehovah are lying lips, And stedfast doers are his delight.
23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
26 The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
27 The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
28 In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!
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