人心忧虑，屈而不伸；一句良言，使心欢乐。

人心忧虑，就必沉重；一句良言，使心欢乐。

人心忧虑，就必沉重；一句良言，使心欢乐。

忧虑的心使人消沉，一句良言振奋人心。

心中忧虑，使人消沉；一句良言使他欢喜。

心里的苦闷，压垮人心；美善的话语，使心欢喜。

人心憂慮，屈而不伸；一句良言，使心歡樂。

人心憂慮，就必沉重；一句良言，使心歡樂。

人心憂慮，就必沉重；一句良言，使心歡樂。

憂慮的心使人消沉，一句良言振奮人心。

心中憂慮，使人消沉；一句良言使他歡喜。

有掛慮在人心裏就使他垂頭喪氣；一句好話能使他歡喜。

心裡的苦悶，壓垮人心；美善的話語，使心歡喜。

人心懷憂則抑鬱、惟聞善言則歡娛、

憂深則衷懷歉仄、言婉則慰藉良多。

人心有所慮、則煩悶不安、惟良言可使之暢適、

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Worry makes the heart heavy. But a kind word cheers it up.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. (niv)

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (niv)

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well- instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed. (niv)

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word! (niv)

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (niv)

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (niv)

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. (niv)

For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent— not to put it too severely.The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. (niv)

So the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. (niv)

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? (niv)

I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning. (niv)

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (niv)

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy. (niv)

All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. (niv)

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given. (niv)

In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before,so the king asked me,“ Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very much afraid, (niv)

He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.“ My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them.“ Stay here and keep watch.” (niv)