SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:25
¶ El cuidado congojoso en el corazón del hombre, lo abate; mas la buena palabra lo alegra.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:25
Verse 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.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop , etc.] Either an anxious care and solicitude about living in the world, as the word f349 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 ( Psalm 55:22).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25 - Care, fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, deprive men of vigour in what is to be done, or courage in what is to be borne. A good word from God applied by faith, makes the heart glad.
Original Hebrew
דאגה 1674 בלב 3820 אישׁ 376 ישׁחנה 7812 ודבר 1697 טוב 2896 ישׂמחנה׃ 8055
