Proverbs 14:10
Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
In context
7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright. 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.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 14:10 in the KJV
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 14:10 in the ESV
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.