Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken ...

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. ... A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Bible>Proverbs>Chapter17>Verse22◄Proverbs17:22► Context  Crossref  Comm  Hebrew Verse (ClickforChapter)NewInternationalVersionAcheerfulheartisgoodmedicine,butacrushedspiritdriesupthebones.NewLivingTranslationAcheerfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritsapsaperson’sstrength.EnglishStandardVersionAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butacrushedspiritdriesupthebones.BereanStandardBibleAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.KingJamesBibleAmerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine:butabrokenspiritdrieththebones.NewKingJamesVersionAmerryheartdoesgood,likemedicine,Butabrokenspiritdriesthebones.NewAmericanStandardBibleAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,Butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.NASB1995Ajoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,Butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.NASB1977Ajoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,Butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.AmplifiedBibleAhappyheartisgoodmedicineandajoyfulmindcauseshealing,Butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.ChristianStandardBibleAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.HolmanChristianStandardBibleAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.AmericanStandardVersionAcheerfulheartisagoodmedicine;Butabrokenspiritdriethupthebones.AramaicBibleinPlainEnglishAmerryheartimprovesthebodyandadepressedspiritdriesthebones.BrentonSeptuagintTranslationAgladheartpromoteshealth;butthebonesofasorrowfulmandryup.ContemporaryEnglishVersionIfyouarecheerful,youfeelgood;ifyouaresad,youhurtallover.Douay-RheimsBibleAjoyfulmindmakethageflourishing:asorrowfulspiritdriethupthebones.GoodNewsTranslationBeingcheerfulkeepsyouhealthy.Itisslowdeathtobegloomyallthetime.InternationalStandardVersionAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritdrainsone'sstrength.JPSTanakh1917Amerryheartisagoodmedicine;Butabrokenspiritdrieththebones.LiteralStandardVersionArejoicingheartdoesgoodtothebody,Andastruckspiritdriesthebone.NewAmericanBibleAjoyfulheartisthehealthofthebody,butadepressedspiritdriesupthebones.NETBibleAcheerfulheartbringsgoodhealing,butacrushedspiritdriesupthebones.NewRevisedStandardVersionAcheerfulheartisagoodmedicine,butadowncastspiritdriesupthebones.NewHeartEnglishBibleAcheerfulheartmakesgoodmedicine,butacrushedspiritdriesupthebones.WorldEnglishBibleAcheerfulheartmakesgoodmedicine,butacrushedspiritdriesupthebones.Young'sLiteralTranslationArejoicingheartdothgoodtothebody,Andasmittenspiritdrieththebone.AdditionalTranslations...ContextBetteraDryMorselinQuietness…21Amanfathersafooltohisowngrief;thefatherofafoolhasnojoy.22Ajoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.23Awickedmantakesacovertbribetosubvertthecourseofjustice.…BereanStandardBible·DownloadCrossReferencesPsalm22:15Mystrengthisdrieduplikeapotsherd,andmytonguestickstotheroofofmymouth.Youlaymeinthedustofdeath.Proverbs15:13Ajoyfulheartmakesacheerfulcountenance,butsorrowoftheheartcrushesthespirit.Proverbs16:24Pleasantwordsareahoneycomb,sweettothesoulandhealingtothebones.Proverbs18:14Thespiritofamancanendurehissickness,butwhocansurviveabrokenspirit?TreasuryofScriptureAmerryheartdoesgoodlikeamedicine:butabrokenspiritdriesthebones.merryProverbs12:25Heavinessintheheartofmanmakethitstoop:butagoodwordmakethitglad.Proverbs15:13Amerryheartmakethacheerfulcountenance:butbysorrowoftheheartthespiritisbroken.Proverbs18:14Thespiritofamanwillsustainhisinfirmity;butawoundedspiritwhocanbear?likeamedicinePsalm22:15Mystrengthisdrieduplikeapotsherd;andmytonguecleavethtomyjaws;andthouhastbroughtmeintothedustofdeath.Psalm32:3,4WhenIkeptsilence,myboneswaxedoldthroughmyroaringallthedaylong…Psalm102:3-5Formydaysareconsumedlikesmoke,andmybonesareburnedasanhearth… Ellicott'sCommentaryforEnglishReaders(22)Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine.--Orrather,Makesgoodarecovery.,(Forthedutyofreligiousgladness,ingratitudefortheloveofGodtowardsus,comp.Philippians3:1;Philippians4:4.)PulpitCommentaryVerse22.-Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine.SoAbenEzra,understandingtheparticleofcomparison,whichisnotintheHebrew.Thewardtranslated"medicine"(gehah)occursnowhereelse,andprobablymeans"healing""relief."Theclauseisbetterrendered,acheerfulheartmakethagoodhealing(comp.Proverbs15:13;Proverbs16:25).Vulgate,aetatemfloridamfacit;Septuagint,εὐεκτεῖνποιεῖ,"makesonetobeingoodcase."Acheerful,contenteddispositionenablesamentoresisttheattacksofdisease,themind,mseveryoneknows,havingmostpowerfulinfluenceoverthebody.Ecclus.30:22,"Thegladnessoftheheartisthelifeofman,andthejoyfulnessofamanprolongethhisdays."Abrokenspiritdrieththebones;destroysalllifeandvigour(comp.Proverbs3:8;Psalm22:15;Psalm32:4).Weallrememberthedistich-"Amerryheartgoesalltheday,Yoursadtiresinamile-a."Sotherabbisenjoin,"Giveearsnoroominthineheart,forcarehathkilledmany"(Dukes,p.68).Religiousgladnessisapositiveduty,and"lowspirits,"asIsaacWilliamssays,"areasin."AskstheGreekmoralist-ἌρἐστὶσυγγενέςτιλύπηκαὶβίοςAndLucretius(3:473)affirms-"Namdoloracmorbusletifabricatoruterqueest.""Workersofdeatharesorrowanddisease."ParallelCommentaries...HebrewAjoyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַ(mê·aḥ)Adjective-masculinesingularStrong's8056:Glad,joyful,merryheartלֵ֣ב(lêḇ)Noun-masculinesingularStrong's3820:Theheart,thefeelings,thewill,theintellect,centreisgoodיֵיטִ֣ב(yê·ṭiḇ)Verb-Hifil-Imperfect-thirdpersonmasculinesingularStrong's3190:Tobegood,well,glad,orpleasingmedicine,גֵּהָ֑ה(gê·hāh)Noun-femininesingularStrong's1456:Ahealing,curebutabrokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗ה(nə·ḵê·’āh)Adjective-femininesingularStrong's5218:Smitten,afflictedspiritוְר֥וּחַ(wə·rū·aḥ)Conjunctivewaw|Noun-commonsingularStrong's7307:Wind,breath,exhalation,life,anger,unsubstantiality,aregionofthesky,spiritdriesupתְּיַבֶּשׁ־(tə·yab·beš-)Verb-Piel-Imperfect-thirdpersonfemininesingularStrong's3001:Tobeashamed,confused,disappointed,todryup,witherthebones.גָּֽרֶם׃(gā·rem)Noun-masculinesingularStrong's1634:Abone,self,veryJumptoPreviousBodyBoneBonesBrokenCheerfulCrushedDowncastDriesDriethDryGladGoodHealingHealthyHeartJoyfulMakesMedicineMerryRejoicingSmittenSpiritJumptoNextBodyBoneBonesBrokenCheerfulCrushedDowncastDriesDriethDryGladGoodHealingHealthyHeartJoyfulMakesMedicineMerryRejoicingSmittenSpiritLinksProverbs17:22NIVProverbs17:22NLTProverbs17:22ESVProverbs17:22NASBProverbs17:22KJVProverbs17:22BibleApps.comProverbs17:22BibliaParalelaProverbs17:22ChineseBibleProverbs17:22FrenchBibleProverbs17:22CatholicBibleOTPoetry:Proverbs17:22Acheerfulheartmakesgoodmedicine(Prov.ProPr)