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Proverbs 17:22

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

Proverbs 17:22 WEB

Proverbs 17:22 in the King James Version

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

Context

21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

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

23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

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