Proverbs 12:25
Grief in the heart of a man humbles him. And with a good word he shall be made glad.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
In Context
24The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.
Cross References
Psalms 38:6Behold, you have made my days measurable, and, before you, my substance is as nothing. Yet truly, all things are vanity: every living man.
Proverbs 12:18He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.
Proverbs 15:13A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.
Proverbs 15:23A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best.
Proverbs 16:24Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:25
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Note, 1. Industry is the way to preferment. Solomon advanced Jeroboam because he saw that he was an industrious young man, and minded his business, 1 Kings xi. 28 . Men that take pains in study and serviceableness will thereby gain such an interest and reputation as will give them a dominion over all about them, by which means many have risen strangely. He that has been faithful in a few things shall be made ruler over many… Read the whole commentary →