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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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;... 
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                        HEAVINESS. Anxiety (feminine)
STOOP. bowed down. Illustrations: Ezra (Ezra 9:3 Ezra 10:6); Nehemiah
(Nehemiah 1:4); David (Psalms 40:12); Jeremiah ... 
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                        In spite of grammatical anomalies, the rendering of this verse in A.V.
and R.V. is to be retained.... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction.
Only a stupid person hates correction.... 
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                        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... 
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                        דְּאָגָ֣ה בְ לֶב ־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה
וְ דָבָ 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        _Grief. Septuagint, "a fearful speech troubleth the heart of a (just)
man." (Grabe) (Haydock)_... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        _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... 
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                        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.... 
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                        A compassionate or encouraging word from a friend or minister.... 
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                        Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety H1674 heart H3820 man H376 depression H7812
(H8686) good H2896 word H1697 glad H8055 ... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        _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... 
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                        _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... 
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                        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... 
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                        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... 
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                        A good word — A compassionate or encouraging word....