Proverbs 14:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
  • Job 10:1 : 1 My soul is tired of life; I will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him. 34 And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
  • Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.
  • Gen 42:21 : 21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • John 12:27 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
  • Job 6:2-4 : 2 If only my passion might be measured, and put into the scales against my trouble! 3 For then its weight would be more than the sand of the seas: because of this my words have been uncontrolled. 4 For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.
  • Job 7:11 : 11 So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
  • Job 9:18 : 18 He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1 He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

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    13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

    14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

  • Eccl 7:3-4
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    3 Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

    4 The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

  • 33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

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    13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

    9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

  • 3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • 10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • 7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • 21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • 22 Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.

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    17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • 23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • 2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

  • 10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • 10 And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

  • 19 For only to them was the land given, and no strange people were among them:)

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    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

    23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • 14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

  • 10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • 9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

  • 17 Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

  • 9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

  • 8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • 22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

  • 17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • 22 Only his flesh still has pain, and his soul is sad.

  • 17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

  • 6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

  • 7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

  • 15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • 13 But you kept these things in the secret of your heart; I am certain this was in your thoughts:

  • 11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • 18 Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.

  • 11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • 18 Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

  • 4 The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

  • 15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • 26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

  • 9 Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.