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Proverbs 14:10

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The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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  1. Philippians 4:7Rank 1 from verse 10
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    7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

  2. Proverbs 18:14Rank 2 from verse 10
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    14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

  3. John 14:18Rank 3 from verse 10
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    18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

  4. Proverbs 15:13Rank 4 from verse 10
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    13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  5. Job 10:1Rank 5 from verse 10
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    1MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

  6. Revelation 2:17Rank 6 from verse 10
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    17He 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.

  7. 1 Peter 1:8Rank 7 from verse 10
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    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  8. 1 Samuel 1:10Rank 8 from verse 10
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    10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

  9. 2 Kings 4:27Rank 9 from verse 10
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    27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

  10. Job 7:11Rank 10 from verse 10
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    11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

  11. John 12:27Rank 11 from verse 10
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    27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

  12. Mark 14:33–34Rank 12 from verse 10
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    33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

    34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

  13. Psalms 25:14Rank 13 from verse 10
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    14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  14. Ezekiel 3:14Rank 14 from verse 10
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    14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

  15. Job 6:2–4Rank 15 from verse 10
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    2Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

    3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

    4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

  16. Job 9:18Rank 16 from verse 10
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    18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

  17. Genesis 42:21Rank 17 from verse 10
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    21¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  18. John 14:23Rank 18 from verse 10
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    23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

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Proverbs 14:10

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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bitterness

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1. Deep grief, anguish, or painful distress. 2. A bitter or harmful disposition, condition, or expression, including resentment or hostility.

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joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14:9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

14:10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

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14:11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

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