Proverbs 12:25
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.
Webster's Revision
Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.
World English Bible
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
Clarke's Proverbs 12:25 Bible Commentary
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop - Sorrow of heart, hopeless love, or a sense of God's displeasure - these prostrate the man, and he becomes a child before them.
But a good word maketh it glad - A single good or favorable word will remove despondency; and that word, "Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee," will instantly remove despair.
Wesley's Proverbs 12:25 Bible Commentary
12:25 A good word - A compassionate or encouraging word.