Proverbs 14:10
World English Bible
10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;
he will not share these with a stranger.
Proverbs 14:10
New Living Translation
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can fully share its joy.
Proverbs 14:13
World English Bible
13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful,
and mirth may end in heaviness.
Proverbs 14:13
New Living Translation
13 Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.
Proverbs 15:13
World English Bible
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
New Living Translation
13 A glad heart makes a happy face;
a broken heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 17:22
World English Bible
22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
New Living Translation
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 18:14
World English Bible
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
Proverbs 18:14
New Living Translation
14 The human spirit can endure a sick body,
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
Proverbs 25:20
World English Bible
20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
or vinegar on soda,
so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 25:20
New Living Translation
20 Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather
or pouring vinegar in a wound.[a]
Footnotes
- 25:20 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads pouring vinegar on soda.
Proverbs 27:11
World English Bible
11 Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
Proverbs 27:11
New Living Translation
11 Be wise, my child,[a] and make my heart glad.
Then I will be able to answer my critics.
Footnotes
- 27:11 Hebrew my son.
Proverbs 29:6
World English Bible
6 An evil man is snared by his sin,
but the righteous can sing and be glad.
Proverbs 29:6
New Living Translation
6 Evil people are trapped by sin,
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
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