Care, fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, deprive men of vigour in what is to be done, or courage in what is to be borne. A good word from God, applied by faith, makes the heart glad.
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Proverbs 12:25
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:24-28speak of the means of getting on in life.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 12:25Here is, 1. The cause and consequence of melancholy. It is heaviness in the heart; it is a load of care, and fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, depressing them, and disabling them to exert themselves with any vigour on…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:253. Depression and comfort I. DEPRESSION IS COMMON. II. TROUBLE AFFECTS THE HEART. When we use the word "discouragement" we point to a state that is both bodily and psychical. The action of the heart is lowered, and ther…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:25Heaviness—care—in the heart of man maketh it stoop (Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22). Care brings dejection and despair; hence the Christian is bidden to beware of excessive anxiety, and not to perplex himself with solic…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:25Depression This proverb shows us depression of soul in its own distress and gloom, and then gives a hint of the way in which it may be remedied. I. THE STATE OF DEPRESSION. The heart is bowed down with heaviness. This i…Joseph S. Exell and contributors