Proverbs 12:25

New International Version

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Cross References

Psalm 38:6

I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.

Psalm 42:11

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Proverbs 12:18

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 14:10

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

Proverbs 15:13

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:15

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

Proverbs 15:23

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:30

Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

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

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 25:11

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.

Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.

Zechariah 1:13

So the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.