Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness 1 and no stranger shares its joy. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
In Context
9Fools mock when the guilt offering is sacrificed, 1 but among the upright favor is shared. 1
11The house of wicked people will be destroyed, 1 but the tent of upright people will flourish. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:10She was deeply distressed; she prayed to Yahweh and wept bitterly.
2 Kings 4:27When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is very upset, and Yahweh has hidden the problem from me, and has told me nothing.”
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, 1 my spirit drinks up the poison; 1 the terrors of God have arranged themselves in array against me. 1
Job 9:18He does not allow me to regain my breath; 1 but he fills me with bitterness. 1
Psalms 25:14The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, 1 and he makes his covenant known to them. 1
Proverbs 18:14A person's spirit will survive sickness, 1 but a broken spirit who can bear it? 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 →