Proverbs 14:10–13
Proverbs 14:10–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness;
And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:
But the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
And the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can fully share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the godly will flourish.
12 There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
13 Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
And the end of mirth may be grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 No one else can know your sadness,
and strangers cannot share your joy.
11 The wicked person’s house will be destroyed,
but a good person’s tent will still be standing.
12 Some people think they are doing right,
but in the end it leads to death.
13 Someone who is laughing may be sad inside,
and joy may end in sadness.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness;
And a stranger doth not inter-meddle with its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;
But the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger can share its joy.
11 The houses of wicked people will be destroyed,
but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.
12 There is a way that seems right to a person,
but eventually it ends in death.
13 Even while laughing a heart can ache,
and joy can end in grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.
13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
but the tent of the upright flourishes.
12 There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sad,
and the end of joy is grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 The heart knows the bitterness of its soul,
but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems upright to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad,
and the end of joy may be grief.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 Each heart knows its own sadness.
And no one else can share its joy.
11 The houses of sinners will be destroyed.
But the tents of honest people will stand firm.
12 There is a way that may seem right to a man.
But in the end it leads to death.
13 Even when you laugh, your heart can be hurting.
And your joy can end in sadness.
Proverbs 14:10–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.