Proverbs 14:10

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The heart{H3820} knoweth{H3045} his own{H5315} bitterness{H4787}; and a stranger{H2114} doth not intermeddle{H6148} with his joy{H8057}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Philippians 4:7

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

Proverbs 18:14

  • ¶ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Job 10:1

  • ¶ My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Proverbs 15:13

  • ¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

1 Samuel 1:10

  • And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

Revelation 2:17

  • 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 written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].

1 Peter 1:8

  • 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:

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Commentary for Proverbs 14:10

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3820
    There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵב
    Transliteration: lêb
    Pronunciation: labe
    Description: a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
  2. Strong's Number: H3045
    There are 873 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָדַע
    Transliteration: yâdaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-dah'
    Description: a primitive root; 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, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
  3. Strong's Number: H5315
    There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
    Transliteration: nephesh
    Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
    Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  4. Strong's Number: H4787
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מׇרָּה
    Transliteration: morrâh
    Pronunciation: mor-raw'
    Description: lemma מָרָה missing dagesh, corrected to מׇרָּה; a form of מֹרָה; trouble; bitterness.
  5. Strong's Number: H2114
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זוּר
    Transliteration: zûwr
    Pronunciation: zoor
    Description: a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery; (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).
  6. Strong's Number: H6148
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָרַב
    Transliteration: ʻârab
    Pronunciation: aw-rab'
    Description: a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange); engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
  7. Strong's Number: H8057
    There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׂמְחָה
    Transliteration: simchâh
    Pronunciation: sim-khaw'
    Description: from שָׂמֵחַ; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival); [idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).