Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.

King James Version

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Holman Bible

The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.

International Standard Version

The heart knows its own bitterness an outsider cannot share in its joy.

A Conservative Version

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

American Standard Version

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

Amplified


The heart knows its own bitterness,
And no stranger shares its joy.

Bible in Basic English

No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

Darby Translation

The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

Julia Smith Translation

The heart will know the bitterness of its soul, and in its joys the stranger shall not mingle.

King James 2000

The heart knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share its joy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.

Modern King James verseion

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share in its joy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

NET Bible

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

New Heart English Bible

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

The Emphasized Bible

The heart, knoweth its own bitterness, and, in its joy, no stranger shareth.

Webster

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

World English Bible

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

Youngs Literal Translation

The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

מרּה 
Morrah 
Usage: 1

References

Hastings

Prayers for Proverbs 14:10

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

9 Fools speak sin unto themselves, but among the righteous there is love. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be made desolate, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

Cross References

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul and prayed unto the LORD and wept sore;

Genesis 42:21

And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

2 Kings 4:27

And when she came to the man of God in the mountain, she caught him by the feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD has hid it from me and has not revealed it to me.

Job 6:2-4

Oh that my grief and calamity were justly weighed and laid equally in the balances!

Job 7:11

Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 9:18

He will not suffer me to take my breath but has filled me with bitterness.

Job 10:1

My soul is cut off in my life; therefore, I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Psalm 25:14

Nun The secret of the LORD is for those that fear him, and he will show them his covenant.

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a beautiful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is abated.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of man will bear his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?

Ezekiel 3:14

And the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

Mark 14:33-34

And he takes with him Peter and James and John and began to be alarmed and to be anguished

John 12:27

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour, but for this have I come in this hour.

John 14:18

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:23

Jesus answered and said unto him, He who loves me will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and dwell with him.

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 1:8

whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though at present ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory;

Revelation 2:17

He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations ; To him that overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a small white stone and in the stone a new name written, which no one knows except the one that receives it.

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