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Proverbs 12:25

NETBible	Anxiety¹ in a person’s heart² weighs him down,³ but an encouraging⁴ word brings him joy.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 12:25	An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:25	Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 12:25	Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 12:25	Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 12:25	Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 12:25	Anxiety weighs down the human heart, but a good word cheers it up.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 12:25	Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
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KJV	Heaviness <01674> in the heart <03820> of man <0376> maketh it stoop <07812> (8686)_: but a good <02896> word <01697> maketh it glad <08055> (8762)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:25	Anxiety <01674> in a man's <0376> heart <03820> weighs <07812> it down <07812> , But a good <02896> word <01697> makes <08055> it glad <08055> .
LXXM	foberov <5398> A-NSM logov <3056> N-NSM kardian <2588> N-ASF tarassei <5015> V-PAI-3S androv <435> N-GSM dikaiou <1342> A-GSM aggelia <31> N-NSF de <1161> PRT agayh <18> A-NSF eufrainei <2165> V-PAI-3S auton <846> D-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Anxiety <01674> in a person’s <0376> heart <03820> weighs <07812> him down <07812> , but an encouraging <02896> word <01697> brings <08055> him joy <08055> .
HEBREW	hnxmvy <08055> bwj <02896> rbdw <01697> hnxsy <07812> sya <0376> blb <03820> hgad (12:25) <01674>

NETBible

Anxiety¹ in a person’s heart² weighs him down,³ but an encouraging⁴ word brings him joy.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn The word “anxiety” (דְּאָגָה, dÿ’agah) combines anxiety and fear – anxious fear (e.g., Jer 49:23; Ezek 4:16); and for the verb (e.g., Ps 38:18; Jer 17:8).

²tn Heb “the heart of a man.”

³tn Heb “bows it [= his heart] down.” Anxiety weighs heavily on the heart, causing depression. The spirit is brought low.

⁴tn Heb “good.” The Hebrew word “good” (טוֹב, tov) refers to what is beneficial for life, promotes life, creates life or protects life. The “good word” here would include encouragement, kindness, and insight – the person needs to regain the proper perspective on life and renew his confidence.

⁵tn Heb “makes it [= his heart] glad.” The similarly sounding terms יַשְׁחֶנָּה (yashkhennah, “weighs it down”) and יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה (yÿsammÿkhennah, “makes it glad”) create a wordplay (paronomasia) that dramatically emphasizes the polar opposite emotional states: depression versus joy.