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Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 · World English Bible
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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 He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
20 One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
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