SinaiProverbs 12:25
American Standard Version
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
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Proverbs 12:25 in other translations
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
but a kind word makes it glad.
Proverbs 12:25 in context
- 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 put under taskwork.
- 25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
- 26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
- 27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.