Proverbs 14:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 A heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger can share 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
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Even in laughter a heart can ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
but a sorrowful heart crushes the spirit.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
Proverbs 18:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 A man’s spirit can endure illness,
but who can bear a broken spirit?
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 Singing songs to a despondent heart
is like taking off a coat on a cold day
or like vinegar on baking soda.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart,
so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 An evil man sets a trap with his sin,
but a righteous person sings and rejoices.
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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