10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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.
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10)This agrees with 1 Cor. 2:11; What man knows the things of a man , and the changes of his temper, save the spirit of a man ? 1. Every man feels most from his own burden, especially that which is a burden upon the spirits, for that is commonly concealed and the sufferer keeps it to himself. We must not censure the griefs of others, for we know not what they feel; their stroke perhaps is heavier tha…
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