Proverbs 14:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.
Proverbs 14:10
Common English Bible
10 The heart knows its own distress;
another person can’t share its joy.
Proverbs 14:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.(A)
Proverbs 14:13
Common English Bible
13 The heart feels pain even in laughter,
and in the end, joy turns to sorrow.
Proverbs 15:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.(A)
Proverbs 15:13
Common English Bible
13 A joyful heart brightens one’s face,
but a troubled heart breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 17:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)
Proverbs 17:22
Common English Bible
22 A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 18:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 A person’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?(A)
Proverbs 18:14
Common English Bible
14 The human spirit sustains a sick person,
but who can bear a broken spirit?
Proverbs 25:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 25:20 Lit natron, or sodium carbonate
Proverbs 25:20
Common English Bible
20 Singing a song to a troubled heart
is like taking off a garment on a cold day
or putting vinegar on a wound.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 LXX; MT vinegar on natron (a detergent)
Proverbs 27:11
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:11
Common English Bible
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
so I can answer those who insult me.
Proverbs 29:6
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:6
Common English Bible
6 The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
the righteous sing and rejoice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare
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