Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Berean Standard Bible
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 diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Cross References
Psalms 38:6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
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 →