14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?


In Context

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.

13 He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

15 The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 18:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:14A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:14A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:14The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?