The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Heaviness—care—in the heart of man maketh it stoop (Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22). Care brings dejection and despair; hence the Christian is bidden to beware of excessive anxiety, and not to perplex himself with solicitude for the future (Matthew 6:1-34 :84; 1 Peter 5:7). A good word maketh it glad.

λύπην γὰρ εὔνους οἶδεν ἰᾶσθαι λόγος.

"A word of kindness grief's keen smart can heal."

Septuagint, "A word of terror disturbs the heart of a (righteous) man, but a good message will gladden him." The "word of terror" may be an unjust censure, or evil tidings. Says a Servian proverb, "Give me a comrade who will weep with me; one who will laugh I can easily find."

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