Proverbs 14:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

New Living Translation
Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.

English Standard Version
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

Berean Study Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

New American Standard Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

NASB 1995
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

NASB 1977
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

Amplified Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, And no stranger shares its joy.

Christian Standard Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.

Contemporary English Version
No one else can really know how sad or happy you are.

Good News Translation
Your joy is your own; your bitterness is your own. No one can share them with you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.

International Standard Version
The heart knows its own bitterness— an outsider cannot share in its joy.

NET Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

New King James Version
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

King James 2000 Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness; and a stranger does not share its joy.

New Heart English Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

World English Bible
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

American King James Version
The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.

American Standard Version
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

A Faithful Version
The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share in its joy.

Darby Bible Translation
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

English Revised Version
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

Webster's Bible Translation
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, & the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The heart knoweth his owne soules bitternesse: and the straunger shall not be partaker of his ioy.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The herte of him that hath vnderstondinge wil nether dispare for eny sorow, ner be to presumptuous for eny sodane ioye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The heart knows its own bitterness, "" And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.

Young's Literal Translation
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

Smith's Literal Translation
The heart will know the bitterness of its soul, and in its joys the stranger shall not mingle.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The heart that knows the bitterness of its own soul, in its gladness the outsider shall not meddle.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Fools commit sins and upright children are willing.

Lamsa Bible
Fools commit sins; but the children of the upright have good will.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And with its joy no stranger can intermeddle.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
If a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
















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