They said to one another, “Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us.”
Proverbs 14:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. American Standard Version (1901) The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. Common English Bible The heart knows its own distress; another person can’t share its joy. Catholic Public Domain Version The heart that knows the bitterness of its own soul, in its gladness the outsider shall not meddle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle. |
They said to one another, “Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us.”
When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
“I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
The human spirit will endure sickness, but a broken spirit—who can bear?
The spirit lifted me up and bore me away; I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the Lord being strong upon me.
“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say: ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.
Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Although you have not seen him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.
But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.