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Proverbs 17:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 22 · King James Version
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Proverbs 17:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:22 in context
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Cross references
- Proverbs 15:13
- Proverbs 12:25
- Proverbs 18:14
- 2 Corinthians 7:10
- Romans 5:2-5
- Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
- 2 Corinthians 2:7
- Psalms 102:3-5
Key words (Strong's)
- medicinegêhâha cureH1456 →
- brokennâkêʼsmittenH5218 →
- spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- driethyâbêshto be ashamed, confused or disappointedH3001 →
- merrysâmêachblithe or gleefulH8056 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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