Proverbs 17:22

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

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Proverbs 17:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
ESV
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
NLT
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
MSG
22 A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
CSB
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 In-Context

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 38:8
  • 2. S Exodus 12:46; Psalms 22:15; Proverbs 14:30; S Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 18:14
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