Proverbs 12:25

American Standard Version (1901)

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
  • Prov 16:24 : 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
  • Ps 38:6 : 6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 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 help of my countenance, and my God.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?
  • Prov 25:11 : 11 A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
  • Zech 1:13 : 13 And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, [even] comfortable words.
  • Prov 15:15 : 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart [hath] a continual feast.
  • 2 Cor 2:4-7 : 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you. 5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. 6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the many; 7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.
  • Neh 2:1-2 : 1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence. 2 And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. 34 And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:13
    82%

    13A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 17:22
    78%

    22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

  • Prov 15:30
    76%

    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.

  • Eccl 7:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 14:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

  • Prov 15:23
    75%

    23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

  • Prov 15:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart [hath] a continual feast.

    16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  • Prov 12:24
    74%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 13:12
    73%

    12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 12:14
    72%

    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Ps 104:15
    72%

    15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

  • Ps 112:5
    71%

    5Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

  • Prov 25:20
    71%

    20[ As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

  • Prov 16:20
    71%

    20He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

  • Prov 12:20
    71%

    20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • Prov 10:22
    71%

    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Matt 12:35
    71%

    35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  • Prov 16:24
    71%

    24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • Prov 28:14
    71%

    14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  • Eccl 2:26
    70%

    26For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 28:25
    70%

    25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

  • Prov 12:2
    70%

    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Prov 29:23
    70%

    23A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

  • Lam 3:27
    70%

    27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

  • Ps 32:11
    70%

    11Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

  • Prov 19:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

    23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

  • Eccl 5:20
    70%

    20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.

  • Ps 97:11
    70%

    11Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Ps 119:28
    70%

    28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

  • Prov 18:14
    70%

    14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

  • Prov 10:1
    70%

    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

  • Prov 13:15
    69%

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Ps 4:7
    69%

    7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased.

  • Jer 31:25
    69%

    25For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.

  • Prov 15:21
    69%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 23:15
    69%

    15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Eccl 11:10
    69%

    10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

  • Prov 21:22
    69%

    22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.