Proverbs 14:10
The Scripture
(10) The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Proverbs 14 the text contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that the wise person listens to counsel while the foolish one rejects it. It also notes that the wise man is a friend to the poor and the fool to the rich, and that the wise will prosper while the foolish will be his own ruin.
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Proverbs 15:13Proverbs 18:14I Samuel 1:10II Kings 4:27Job 6:2Job 6:3Job 6:4Job 7:11Job 9:18Job 10:1Ezekiel 3:14Mark 14:33
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