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Proverbs 17:22

World English Bible

A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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Proverbs 17:22 in other translations

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:22 in context

  1. 20One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
    and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
  2. 21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
    The father of a fool has no joy.
  3. 22A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  4. 23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
    to pervert the ways of justice.
  5. 24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
    but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.