Proverbs 12:25

25 Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

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Proverbs 12:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
ESV
25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
NLT
25 Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
MSG
25 Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.
CSB
25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

Proverbs 12:25 In-Context

23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
25 Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 15:13; Isaiah 50:4
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