Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
In context
20One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
22A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
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日本語 · 箴言 17:22 · 口語訳聖書心の楽しみは良い薬である、たましいの憂いは骨を枯らす。한국어 · 잠언 17:22 · 개역한글마음의 즐거움은 양약이라도 심령의 근심은 뼈로 마르게 하느니라Español · Proverbios 17:22 · Reina-Valera (1909)El corazón alegre produce buena disposición: mas el espíritu triste seca los huesos.Português · Provérbios 17:22 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O coração alegre é um bom remédio, mas o espírito abatido faz os ossos se secarem.
