Proverbes 12:25

Darby's French Translation

L'inquiétude dans le coeur d'un homme l'abat, mais une bonne parole le réjouit.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Le chagrin qui est au cœur de l'homme, l'accable; mais la bonne parole le réjouit.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Le chagrin qui est dans le cœur de l'homme, l'accable; mais une bonne parole le réjouit.

Louis Segond (1910)
L'inquiétude dans le coeur de l'homme l'abat, Mais une bonne parole le réjouit.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Heaviness: Proverbs 14:10, Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 15:15, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 18:14, Nehemiah 2:1, Nehemiah 2:2, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:11, Mark 14:33, Mark 14:34

but: Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 27:9, Isaiah 50:4, Zechariah 1:13, 2 Corinthians 2:4-7

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:8 - upon the words Jeremiah 52:32 - kindly unto him Philippians 2:26 - full

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 keeps them down: or a fear and dread of adversity, or sorrow and grief, on account of some calamity and distress; when it gets into a man's heart, it sinks and bows it down, that it cannot take any pleasure or comfort in anything. The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, a "terrible word troubles the heart of a just man"; or "troubles the heart of man", as the Syriac version; the Targum is,

"a word of fear in the heart of man causes fear:''

such is the law, which is a word of terror; which speaks terrible things to men; fills the mind with terror; works wrath in the conscience, and induces a spirit of bondage to fear; bows and keeps under the spirits of men, through a fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation;

but a good word maketh it glad; a comforting, cheering, and encouraging word from any friend, that compassionates their distressed case; this lifts up the heart and inspires it with joy; so a word in season, spoken by a Gospel minister, raises up a soul that is bowed down, and gives it comfort and joy: such a good word is the Gospel itself; it is good news from a far country, which is like cold water to a thirsty soul, very refreshing and reviving. The Septuagint and Arabic versions here render it, "a good message", and such the Gospel is; which, when brought to the heart of a poor sinner, depressed with the terrors of the law, causes joy in it; such is the word of peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal life by Christ; such is the word that he himself spoke, Matthew 9:2. Kimchi instances in Psalms 55:22.

m דאגה "solicitudo", Tigurine version, Montanus, Piscator, Michaelis; "solicitudo anxia", Mercerus, Gejerus; "solicita anxietas", Junius Tremellius "anxietatem", Schultens.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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.

But a good word maketh it glad. — A single good or favourable word will remove despondency; and that word, "Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee," will instantly remove despair.