Proverbs 12:25

Catholic Public Domain Version

Grief in the heart of a man humbles him. And with a good word he shall be made glad.

Cross References

Psalm 38:6

Behold, you have made my days measurable, and, before you, my substance is as nothing. Yet truly, all things are vanity: every living man.

Proverbs 12:18

He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.

Proverbs 12:26

He who ignores a loss for the sake of a friend is just. But the way of the impious will deceive them.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart that knows the bitterness of its own soul, in its gladness the outsider shall not meddle.

Proverbs 15:13

A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23

A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the soul. A good reputation fattens the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

Proverbs 25:11

Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord has given me a learned tongue, so that I would know how to uphold with a word, one who has weakened. He rises in the morning, he rises to my ear in the morning, so that I may heed him like a teacher.

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered the angel, who had been speaking with me, good words, consoling words.