Proverbs 12:25 (KJV)
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
Proverbs 12:25 is verse of the day number 311 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “A good word”. It comes from Proverbs 12, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Proverbs 12:25 in other translations
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Proverbs 12:25 in context
Proverbs 12:22–28 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:25
Passages most often linked to Proverbs 12:25, strongest connections first.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
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