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Proverbs 14:10

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 14:10 in other translations

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

Proverbs 14:10 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:10 in context

  1. 8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceit.
  2. 9Fools mock at making atonement for sins,
    but among the upright there is good will.
  3. 10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;
    he will not share these with a stranger.
  4. 11The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
  5. 12There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but in the end it leads to death.