Proverbs 14:10

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 42:21

They said to one other, “Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”

2 Kings 4:27

But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, “Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”

Job 10:1

“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 21:25

And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.

Job 7:11

“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 9:18

He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.

Psalm 25:14

The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

Proverbs 15:13

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

Proverbs 18:14

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

Ezekiel 3:14

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

John 12:27

“Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.

John 14:18

“I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.

John 14:23

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

Revelation 2:17

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.’

1 Samuel 1:10

She was very upset as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably.

1 Samuel 1:15

But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord.