Proverbs 12:25

Tree of Life Version

An anxious heart weighs one down, but a good word cheers him up.

Cross References

Psalm 38:6

My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

Psalm 42:11

As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”

Proverbs 12:18

Reckless speech is like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous gives his friend guidance, but the way of the wicked leads astray.

Proverbs 14:10

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

Proverbs 15:13

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

Proverbs 15:15

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

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.

Proverbs 15:30

Bright eyes bring joy to the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are 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

One’s spirit sustains him through illness, but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Proverbs 25:11

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word aptly spoken.

Proverbs 27:9

As ointment and perfume gladden the heart, so the sweetness of one’s friend comes from his sincere counsel.

Isaiah 50:4

Adonai Elohim has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning. He awakens My ear to give heed as a disciple.

Zechariah 1:13

Adonai answered the angel who was speaking to me with pleasant, comforting words.