Proverbs 12:25
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Cross-References
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.”
“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.”