Proverbs 14:10
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
מַר
mar
bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
גֵּר
gêr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
עָרַב
ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָרַב ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Study H6148 →מַר mar
bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
Study H4751 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name w...
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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.
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the ...
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
So 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.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
And they said one to another, We are verily 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.
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