10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 14:10
The Fear of the LORD, the Way That Seems Right, and Wisdom for Household, Speech, and Community
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts involving household formation, moral walking, speech, work, prudence, self-deception, emotional life, treatment of the poor, fear of the LORD, patience, righteousness, national life, and wise service.
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Verse 10
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The heartלֵ֗בH3820Noun - masculine singularknowsי֭וֹדֵעַH3045Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularits ownנַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularbitternessמָרַּ֣תH4787Noun - feminine singular constructand noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlestrangerזָֽר׃H2114Adjective - masculine singularsharesיִתְעָ֥רַבH6148Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin its joyוּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹH8057Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular