Focused Passage

Proverbs 12:25

Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous

The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

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Verse 25

Original words

Anxiety דְּאָגָ֣ה H1674 Noun - feminine singular weighs down יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה H7812 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular the heart בְלֶב־ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of a man אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular but a good ט֣וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular word וְדָבָ֖ר H1697 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular cheers it up יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃ H8055 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

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