Devine Scripture

Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs chapter 17 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Context

v.21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

v.22This passage

v.23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

  • 2 Corinthians 7:10

    For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

  • Proverbs 12:25

    Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

  • Psalms 102:3

    For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.

  • Proverbs 18:14

    The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

  • Romans 5:2

    through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.