Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
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 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy. 22 A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
2 Corinthians 7:10
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.
Psalm 32:3-4
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
Psalm 102:3-5
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
Romans 5:2-5
by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 2:7
so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.