Proverbs 14:10
New American Standard Bible
10 The heart knows its own (A)bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
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
New American Standard Bible
13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the (A)end of joy may be grief.
Proverbs 14:13
New Living Translation
13 Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.
Proverbs 15:13
New American Standard Bible
13 A (A)joyful heart makes a [a]cheerful face,
But [b]when the heart is (B)sad, the (C)spirit is broken.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit good
- Proverbs 15:13 Lit in sadness of heart
Proverbs 15:13
New Living Translation
13 A glad heart makes a happy face;
a broken heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 17:22
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
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
New American Standard Bible
14 The (A)spirit of a person can endure his sickness,
But as for a (B)broken spirit, who can endure it?
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
New American Standard Bible
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [a]soda,
Is one who sings songs to [b]a troubled heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
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
New American Standard Bible
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
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:6
New Living Translation
6 Evil people are trapped by sin,
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
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