Proverbs 17:22KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 22 of 28

"A merry heart doeth good a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Proverbs 17:22

In context

20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

21He that begetteth a fool to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

22A merry heart doeth good a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

23A wicked taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

24Wisdom before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool in the ends of the earth.

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