American Standard Version
"A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones. "
— Proverbs 17:22, American Standard Version
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
“A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
“A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
“A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.”
“A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.”
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.