Proverbs 17:22

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Proverbs 17:22 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 17

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

20He that hath a wayward 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 cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

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

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

25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

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