Proverbs 17:22 · KJV
“A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}”
— Proverbs 17:22
He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17 — Context
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}
21He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
23A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Romans 5:2-5
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
2 Corinthians 2:7
So that contrariwise ye {ought} rather to forgive {him}, and comfort {him}, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Psalms 102:3-5
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. {like...: or, (as some read) into smoke}