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The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; He will not share these with a stranger.
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The Soul's Private World
All commentators agree that this verse highlights the ultimate solitude of the human soul. Our deepest sorrows and greatest joys are intensely personal experiences that no other person can fully enter into or completely understand. This is a fundamental truth about our individual experience in the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A striking expression of the ultimate solitude of each man’s soul at all times, and not merely at the hour of death. Something there is in every so…
19th Century
Anglican
The heart knows his own bitterness ... —No one can perfectly sympathize with the sorrows or joys of others, except the ideal Son o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The heart knows its own bitterness Or "the bitterness of his soul" F12 , the distress of his conscience, …
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