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Proverbs 17:22

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 17:22 in other translations

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

Proverbs 17:22 · World English Bible

Proverbs 17:22 in context

  1. 20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
  2. 21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
  3. 22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
  4. 23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
  5. 24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.