Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; 2 he will not share these with a stranger. 1

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In The King James Version

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

In Context

9Fools mock at making atonement for faults incurring guilt, 2 but among the upright there is good will. 1

11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, 2 but the tent of the upright will flourish. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 25:14ס The friendship of Adonai is with those who fear him. 2 He will show them his covenant. 1

Proverbs 18:14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, 2 but a crushed spirit, who can bear? 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:10

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. See here, 1. How wicked people are hardened in their wickedness: they make a mock at sin. They make a laughing matter of the sins of others, making themselves and their companions merry with that for which they should mourn, and they make a light matter of their own sins, both when they are tempted to sin and when they have committed it; they call evil good and good evil ( Isa. v. 20 ), turn it off with a jest, rush into sin ( Jer. viii. 6 ) and… Read the whole commentary →

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