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Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs 17:22
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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
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
ESV
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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
NLT
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
MSG
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A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 In-Context
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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.
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The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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Psalms 38:8
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Exodus 12:46
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Psalms 22:15
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 15:13
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Proverbs 18:14
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