Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
New American Standard Bible
But a broken spirit
King James Version
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Holman Bible
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
International Standard Version
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.
A Conservative Version
A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
American Standard Version
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Amplified
A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Bible in Basic English
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
Darby Translation
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Julia Smith Translation
A joyful heart shall make good healing: and a dejected spirit shall dry up the bones.
King James 2000
A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
Modern King James verseion
A merry heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.
NET Bible
A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
New Heart English Bible
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
The Emphasized Bible
A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
Webster
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
World English Bible
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Themes
Disease » Prevention and cure of » Medicine
Disease » Instances of » Remedies used
Diseases » Medicine used for curing
Joy » Earthly » Innocent mirth
Prevention and cure of diseases » Medicine
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:22
Prayers for Proverbs 17:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
21 Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. 22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. 23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
Proverbs 12:25
Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.
Psalm 22:15
Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
2 Corinthians 7:10
for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
Psalm 32:3-4
When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.
Psalm 102:3-5
For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.
Romans 5:2-5
through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 2:7
so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;