Proverbs 12:25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste  and health to the body.  ,

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me each morning; he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed.

Proverbs 15:23

A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word #– #how good that is!

Zechariah 1:13

The Lord replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil  and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

Proverbs 18:14

A person’s spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

Proverbs 25:11

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.

Proverbs 12:26

A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbour, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

Proverbs 15:30

Bright eyes cheer the heart; good news strengthens  the bones.