10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.


In Context

7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:10Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:10The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.