Proverbs 12:25

Amplified Bible

²⁵
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a good (encouraging) word makes it glad.^(A)

Proverbs 12:25

New International Version

²⁵Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(A)
but a kind word cheers it up.

¹³
A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face,
But when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed.^(A)

¹³A happy heart makes the face cheerful,^(A)
but heartache crushes the spirit.^(B)

¹⁵
All the days of the afflicted are bad,
But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances].

¹⁵All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(A)

Amplified Bible (AMP)

New International Version (NIV)