What Proverbs 17:22 Means
Proverbs 17:22
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”Proverbs 17:22 (KJV)
What Proverbs 17:22 means
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Joy and hope are healing to the whole person; despair wears the body down.
Proverbs 17:22 in different translations
King James Version (KJV)A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
World English Bible (WEB)A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
American Standard Version (ASV)A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 in context
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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Father, thank You for Proverbs 17:22. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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