Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs Of Solomon

²¹ He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice. ²² A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone. ²³ A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

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Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart, maketh a pleasing countenance, - but, in sorrow of heart, is a stricken spirit.

Proverbs 12:25

When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.

Psalm 22:15

Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?

2 Corinthians 7:10

For, grief according to God, worketh, repentance unto salvation, not to be regretted; although, the grieving of the world, worketh, death.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;

Psalm 102:3-5

For, consumed in smoke, are my days, And, my bones, like a burning mass, are scorched through;

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

Go thy way - eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine, - when already God is well pleased with thy works.

Romans 5:2-5

Through whom also we have had, our introduction, by our faithinto this favour wherein we stand; and let us boast in hope of the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 2:7

So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.