Proverbs 14:10

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 14:10 tn Heb “bitterness of its soul.”
2. Proverbs 14:10 tn Heb “stranger” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
3. Proverbs 14:10 tn The verb is the Hitpael of II עָרַב (ʿarav), which means “to take in pledge; to give in pledge; to exchange.” Here it means “to share [in].” The proverb is saying that there are joys and sorrows that cannot be shared. No one can truly understand the deepest feelings of another.