Proverbs 14:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.
Proverbs 14:10
Lexham English Bible
10 The heart[a] knows the bitterness of its soul,[b]
but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:10 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 14:10 Or “life,” or “inner self”
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
Lexham English Bible
13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad,
and the end of joy may be grief.
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
Lexham English Bible
13 A heart[a] of gladness will make good countenance,[b]
but in sorrow of heart[c] a spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 15:13 Literally “faces”
- Proverbs 15:13 Or “mind”
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
Lexham English Bible
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out 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
Lexham English Bible
14 The spirit of a man will endure his sickness,
but a broken spirit, who may bear it?
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
Lexham English Bible
20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,[a]
is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 A mineral salt found on dry lake beds often used as a preservative.
Proverbs 27:11
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:11
Lexham English Bible
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
Proverbs 29:6
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:6
Lexham English Bible
6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”
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