Proverbs

Proverbs 12:25

²⁵Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man,

but a good word cheers it up.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anxiety	דְּאָגָ֣ה	də·’ā·ḡāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1674 anxiety, anxious care
weighs down	יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה	yaš·ḥen·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7812 bow down
the heart	בְלֶב־	ḇə·leḇ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
but a good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
word	וְדָבָ֖ר	wə·ḏā·ḇār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
cheers it up	יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃	yə·śam·mə·ḥen·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.