Proverbs 14:10

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.
  • Job 10:1 : 1 My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?
  • 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.
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.
  • Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.
  • Gen 42:21 : 21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
  • John 12:27 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Jehovah hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
  • Job 6:2-4 : 2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
  • Job 7:11 : 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
  • Job 9:18 : 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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    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.

  • Eccl 7:3-4
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    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.

  • 33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

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

    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

    9A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

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

  • 10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

  • 7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

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

  • 22for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

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    17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

  • 23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

  • 10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

  • 10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

  • 19Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):

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

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • 14But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

  • 10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • 9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

  • 17Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

  • 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;

  • 8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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

  • 17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • 22But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

  • 17He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.

  • 6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

  • 7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

  • 15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

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

  • 13Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:

  • 11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • 25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • 18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.

  • 11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • 18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

  • 4A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.

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

  • 26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.