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Proverbs 17:22
Moyo mchangamfu ni dawa njema, bali roho iliyopondeka hukausha mifupa.
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Proverbs 17:22 in other translations
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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In context
19 Apendaye mafarakano anapenda dhambi; ambaye hutengeneza kizingiti kirefu sana kwenye mlango wake husababisha kuvunjia kwa mifupa.
20 Mtu mwenye moyo wa udanganyifu hapati chochote ambacho ni chema; na mwenye ulimi wa ukaidi huanguka kwenye janga.
21 Mzazi wa mpumbavu huleta majonzi kwake mwenyewe; baba wa mpumbavu hana furaha.
22 Moyo mchangamfu ni dawa njema, bali roho iliyopondeka hukausha mifupa.
23 Mtu mwovu hukubali rushwa ya siri ili kupotosha njia za haki.
24 Mwenye ufahamu huelekeza uso wake kwenye hekima, bali macho ya mpumbavu huelekea ncha za dunia.
25 Mwana mpumbavu ni huzuni kwa baba yake na uchungu kwa mwanamke aliyemzaa.
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