Lesson 356: Proverbs 12:25
The Blueprint — The Verse
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
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The Context — The History
Proverbs recognizes emotional life as part of wisdom. In a society without modern mental health language, the sage observed how inner heaviness could be lifted by simple gracious speech, showing that words carry real power to burden or refresh the heart.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
Chapter 12 contrasts truthful lips with lying, diligent hands with laziness, and fools with the wise. This verse names anxiety's crushing effect on the heart and pairs it with the healing social medicine of timely, kind words spoken to someone weighed down.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
Read the verse immediately after this lesson () to continue the passage.
Discussion
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Who needs a kind word from you today?
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How does anxiety show up in your body and decisions?
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What kind words have cheered you when your heart was heavy?
