25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.


In Context

22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

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

26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

Proverbs 12:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:25An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.