22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.


In Context

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:22A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:22A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.