Proverbs 12:25
When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
In Context
24Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers of others; those who are lazy become slaves of others.
Cross References
Psalms 38:6Sometimes I am bent over, and sometimes I lie prostrate; I am sad/cry all day.
Proverbs 12:18What some people say hurts people badly, as much as [SIM] a sword can; but what wise people say ◄heals others’ souls/comforts others►.
Proverbs 15:13When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, by looking at their faces we can see that they are sad.
Proverbs 15:23People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
Proverbs 16:24Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Proverbs 18:14A desire to continue to live can sustain someone when he is sick; if he loses that desire, he ◄cannot endure it/will become very discouraged► when he is sick [RHQ].
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 →