Old Testament · VERSE 22

Proverbs 17:22

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 17:22 in context

Proverbs 17:20

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 17:21

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:22SELECTED VERSE

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

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Proverbs 17:24

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

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