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Proverbs 12:25
v. 25. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, it is readily bowed down by trouble and grief; but a good word maketh it glad, so that he straightens up from his grief and gains new courage.
v. 25. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, it is readily bowed down by trouble and grief; but a good word maketh it glad, so that he straightens up from his grief and gains new courage.
Verse Proverbs 12:25. _HEAVINESS IN THE HEART OF A MAN MAKETH IT STOOP_] Sorrow of heart, hopeless love, or a sense of God's displeasure-these prostrate the _man_, and he becomes a _child_ before them...
CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation Pro...
PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs 12:14;...
HEAVINESS. Anxiety (feminine) STOOP. bowed down. Illustrations: Ezra (Ezra 9:3 Ezra 10:6); Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4); David (Psalms 40:12); Jeremiah ...
In spite of grammatical anomalies, the rendering of this verse in A.V. and R.V. is to be retained....
TEXT Proverbs 12:20-28 20. Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21. There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall b...
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. HEAVINESS IN THE HEART OF MAN MAKETH IT STOOP (THE IT IS FEMININE, THOUGH HEART IS MASCULINE): BUT A GOOD WORD MAKETH...
4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of...
This verse expresses sympathy. A person who worries is sad. Life can be hard. People fear many things. As Christians, we should look after other people. We should speak words of kindness and sympathy...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction. Only a stupid person hates correction....
HEAVINESS IN THE HEART OF MAN MAKETH IT STOOP. — But, as this is not favourable to the spiritual life, we have warnings against excessive anxiety (Matthew 6:34), and exhortations to cast all our care...
דְּאָגָ֣ה בְ לֶב ־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְ דָבָ
CHAPTER 13 THE TONGUE "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14 "In the transgression of the LIPS i...
Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis...
Heaviness in the heart of man weigheth it down: but a (k) good word maketh it glad. (k) That is, words of comfort, or a cheerful mind which is declared by his words, rejoices a man, as a covetous min...
_Grief. Septuagint, "a fearful speech troubleth the heart of a (just) man." (Grabe) (Haydock)_...
The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. There shall no evil hap...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HEAVINESS IN THE HEART OF MAN MAKETH IT STOOP,.... Either an anxious care and solicitude about living in the world, as the word m signifies; when it seizes a man's spirits, it depresses them, and keep...
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Ver. 25. _Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop._] Grief is like lead to the soul, - heavy and cold; it sinks...
_Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop_ Anxious cares and grief depress the spirit of a man, and disable him from exerting himself with any vigour in fulfilling his duty in his place and stati...
A compassionate or encouraging word from a friend or minister....
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety H1674 heart H3820 man H376 depression H7812 (H8686) good H2896 word H1697 glad H8055 ...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m...
Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as illustrated at large in chap. 31. Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are various comments here. He that is...
_Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad._ THE SADDENING AND THE SUCCOURING I. The saddening in life. There is a soul-crushing sadness here. 1. Personal afflic...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:25_ HEAVINESS OF HEART AND ITS CURE I. THE CAUSES OF “HEAVINESS OF HEART” ARE MANY AND VARIOUS. It may arise, 1. _From great bodily pain_. The human mind and the huma...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 12:1 INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive _knowledge, _especially the knowledge o...
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is brutish (Proverbs 12:1). And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a fool and...
2 Corinthians 2:4; Isaiah 50:4; Mark 14:33; Mark 14:34; Nehemiah 2:1;
A good word — A compassionate or encouraging word....