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
Common English Bible
10 The heart knows its own distress;
another person can’t 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
Common English Bible
13 The heart feels pain even in laughter,
and in the end, joy turns to sorrow.
Proverbs 15:13
World English Bible
13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
Common English Bible
13 A joyful heart brightens one’s face,
but a troubled heart breaks 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
Common English Bible
22 A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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
Common English Bible
14 The human spirit sustains a sick person,
but who can bear a broken 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
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
World English Bible
11 Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
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
World English Bible
6 An evil man is snared by his sin,
but the righteous can sing and be glad.
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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