Proverbs 12:25 Go deeper

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Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

דְּאָגָ֣הde.'a.Gahanxiety

Lemma: דְּאָגָה (de.a.gah) · Strong's: H1674

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: anxiety

Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 22:24, Jeremiah 49:23, Ezekiel 4:16, Ezekiel 12:18, Ezekiel 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1674; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 1

בְלֶב\־ve.lev-in [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 3

יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּהyash.Che.nahit bows down it

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 4

וְדָבָ֖רve.da.Varand a word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 5

ט֣וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 6

יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה\׃ye.sam.me.Che.nahit makes glad it

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 12:25 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Anxiety	→	דְּאָגָה H1674 anxiety
weighs down	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
the heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
of a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
but a good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
cheers it up	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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