Proverbs 12:25

New English Translation

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

Cross References

Psalm 38:6

I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

Psalm 42:11

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

Proverbs 15:30

A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness – but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Proverbs 25:11

Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

Isaiah 50:4

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

Zechariah 1:13

The Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.