Proverbs 12:25

Modern

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Traditional

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

Literal

Anxiety in the heart of man bends him down, and a good word gladdens it.

Latin

Mœror in corde viri humiliabit illum, et sermone bono lætificabitur.

Hebrew

English

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
Proverbs 15:23
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
Psalm 42:11
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Zechariah 1:13
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
2 Corinthians 2:4–7
For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.