Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
In context
23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
24The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
25Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
26A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
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日本語 · 箴言 12:25 · 口語訳聖書心に憂いがあればその人をかがませる、しかし親切な言葉はその人を喜ばせる。한국어 · 잠언 12:25 · 개역한글근심이 사람의 마음에 있으면 그것으로 번뇌케 하나 선한 말은 그것을 즐겁게 하느니라Español · Proverbios 12:25 · Reina-Valera (1909)El cuidado congojoso en el corazón del hombre, lo abate; mas la buena palabra lo alegra.Português · Provérbios 12:25 · Bíblia Livre (2018)A ansiedade no coração do homem o abate; mas uma boa palavra o alegra.