King James Version with Apocrypha
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
— Proverbs 17:22, King James Version with Apocrypha
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
“A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up 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.”
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
He that hath a froward 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 merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom is before 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.