Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
BSB
ASV
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
KJV
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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 favorable word will remove despondency; and that word, “Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee,” will instantly remove despair.
Those therefore that are inclined to it should watch and pray against it. The cure of it: A good word from God, applied by faith, makes it glad; such a word is that (says one of the rabbin), Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; the good word of God, particularly the gospel, is designed to make the hearts glad that are weary and heavy-laden, Matt. xi.
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topics/anxietyHeaviness in the heart: a good word
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Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
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A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
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Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
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For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
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Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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