Proverbs 12:25
Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
In Context
24A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
26The ryghteous excelleth his neyghbour: but the way of the vngodly wyll deceaue them selues.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:18A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.
Proverbs 15:13A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.
Proverbs 15:23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
Proverbs 16:24Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
Proverbs 18:14A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it?
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 →