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


In Context

19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.

20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.

21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

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

23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.

24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken 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.