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HomeVerse-by-VerseBibleCommentaryProverbsChapter17 Verse-by-VerseBibleCommentaryProverbs17:22Proverbs17:21Proverbs17Proverbs17:23Ajoyfulheartisgoodmedicine,Butabrokenspiritdriesupthebones.NewAmericanStandardVersionJumpto:Clarke'sCommentaryBridgewayBibleCommentaryCoffman'sCommentariesontheBibleBarnes'NotesontheWholeBibleSmith'sBibleCommentaryDr.Constable'sExpositoryNotesGill'sExpositionoftheWholeBibleHenry'sCompleteCommentaryontheBibleBibleStudyResourcesConcordances:Nave'sTopicalBible-AfflictionsandAdversities; Contentment; Disease; Medicine; ThompsonChainReference-Cheerfulness; Cheerfulness-Despondency; Disease; Health-Disease; Joy; Joy-Sorrow; Medicine; Merriment; Mirth; PreventionandCureofDiseases; SocialDuties; TheTopicConcordance-Heart; Spirit/souls; Torrey'sTopicalTextbook-Diseases; Dictionaries:AmericanTractSocietyBibleDictionary-Physicians; BakerEvangelicalDictionaryofBiblicalTheology-Disease; Heal,Health; CharlesBuckTheologicalDictionary-Pardon; HolmanBibleDictionary-Bones; Proverbs,Bookof; Hastings'DictionaryoftheBible-Bones; MorrishBibleDictionary-Medicine; Wilson'sDictionaryofBibleTypes-Bone; Drydrieddrieth; Encyclopedias:InternationalStandardBibleEncyclopedia-Bone; Cure; Medicine;  UnselectedAuthors Bullinger'sCompanionNotes Ellicott'sCommentary Garner-Howes CommentaryCritical CommentaryCriticalUnabridged Trapp'sCommentary Keil&Delitzsch Kingcomments Kretzmann'sCommentary Poole'sAnnotations Preacher'sHomiletical Benson'sCommentary SermonBibleCommentary TheBiblicalIllustrator Coke'sCommentary TreasuryofScriptureKnowledge Wesley'sNotes Whedon'sCommentary Pett'sCommentary DummelowontheBible Expositor'sDictionary Gaebelein'sAnnotated Morgan'sExposition Everett'sStudyNotes Everett'sStudyNotes Ironside'sNotes Gray'sConciseCommentary Parker'sThePeople'sBible Sutcliffe'sCommentary Lange'sCommentary Pett'sCommentary Peake'sCommentary TheExpositor'sBibleCommentary ThePulpitCommentaries Clarke'sCommentaryVerseProverbs17:22.Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine—Insteadofגההgehah,amedicine,itappearsthattheChaldeeandSyriachadreadintheircopiesגוהgevah,thebody,astheytranslateinthisway.Thismakestheappositionheremorecomplete:"Amerryheartdoethgoodtothebody;butabrokenspiritdrieththebones."Nothinghassuchadirecttendencytoruinhealthandwasteoutlifeasgrief,anxiety,fretfulness,badtempers,&c.Alltheseworkdeath.CopyrightStatementThesefilesarepublicdomain. BibliographicalInformationClarke,Adam."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."TheAdamClarkeCommentary".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/proverbs-17.html.1832.returnto'JumpList'BridgewayBibleCommentaryFriendsandfools(17:1-28)Apeacefulfamilylife,nomatterhowsimple,isagreatblessing,butasonmaymissoutonhisfamilyinheritancethroughhisownfolly(17:1-2).God’sdealingswithhispeoplearealwaysforagoodpurpose,tomakethembetterthantheywerebefore(3).Tolistentoeviltalkisasbadastospeakeviloneself;totakepleasureinanother’stroublesisasbadastocausethosetroubles(4-5).Otherproverbsconcerntheappreciationthattheoldandtheyoungshouldhaveforeachother(6),theneedforfittingspeech(7),theprosperitysoeasilyyetwrongfullygainedthroughbribery(8),andthedifferentattitudesofthepeacemakerandthetroublemaker(9).Foolsaredangerousbecausetheyarestubborn,rebellious,andnotopentoreason(10-13).Throughthemaminordisagreementcanbecomeamajorconflict.Theythinkthatbypayingfeestoteacherstheywillgetwisdom,buttheydonothaveamindtolearn(14-16).Whenintroubleapersoncandependonatruefriendforhelp,buthelpneednotgosofarthatitbringsthefriendtoruin(17-18).Whenpeoplethroughwrongdoingadvancethemselvesinordertoboastoftheirhigherstatus,theyinvitedisaster(19-20).Follyleadstogrief,andthatinturnleadstoillhealth.Cheerfulness,bycontrast,helpskeepapersonhealthy(21-22).Innocentpeoplesufferunjustlybecauseofcorruptofficials,andafool’sparentssufferbecauseoftheirson’sfolly.Foolswanderaimlessly,butintelligentpeopleconsideralltheiractionswisely(23-26).Amarkofwisdomistothinkbeforespeaking(27-28).(Thefrequentreferencestobriberyandfalsewitnessesindicatethatcorruptionofthecourtswaswidespreadinthedaysofthewriter;see14:5,25;17:8,15,23,26;18:5;19:5,9,28.)CopyrightStatementThesefilesarepublicdomain.TextCourtesyofBibleSupport.com.UsedbyPermission. BibliographicalInformationFlemming,DonaldC."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Fleming'sBridgewayBibleCommentary".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bbc/proverbs-17.html.2005.returnto'JumpList'Coffman'sCommentariesontheBible"Acheerfulheartisagoodmedicine;Butabrokenspiritdriethupthebones." Thissaysthatasunny,cheerfuldispositionisgoodforone'shealth;andthereareconvincingexamplesofthistruthallaroundus. CopyrightStatementCoffman'sCommentariesreproducedbypermissionofAbileneChristianUniversityPress,Abilene,Texas,USA.Allotherrightsreserved. BibliographicalInformationCoffman,JamesBurton."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Coffman'sCommentariesontheBible".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/proverbs-17.html.AbileneChristianUniversityPress,Abilene,Texas,USA.1983-1999.returnto'JumpList'Barnes'NotesontheWholeBibleDoethgoodlikeamedicine-Better,workethagoodhealing.Omit“like.”CopyrightStatementThesefilesarepublicdomain. BibliographicalInformationBarnes,Albert."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Barnes'NotesontheWholeBible".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/proverbs-17.html.1870.returnto'JumpList'Smith'sBibleCommentaryChapter17Betterisadrymorsel,withquietness,thanahousefullofsacrificeswithstrife(Proverbs17:1).Nowthehousefullofsacrificesrefertothesacrifices.It's,ifinthateconomytheoftheJudaism,ifyoudecidedthattonightyouwantedtohaveroastlegoflamb,tobutcheryourlambyou'dtakeitdowntothetempleandyoubringittothepriest.Andyou'dsay,"IwanttoofferthisasapeaceofferinguntoGod,asacrifice."Soyou'dbutcherthelambandthepriestwouldtakethefatandputitonthefireandburnitandthesmokeandall,ofcourse,smellsrealgoodandthat'syourportion,God,youknow.AndItakeandthepriestgetshisportionout,putshishookin,getshisportion,butthentherestofitIroasttonight,andIgathertogethermyfamilyandfriends,wehaveabigbarbecue.Sothehousefullofsacrificesactuallyreferstoahousefullofmeat,whichinthosedays,andisbecomingmoresonow,arealdelicacy."Butadrymorselinquietness,inpeace,isbetterthanawholehousefullofsacrificeswithstrife."Awiseservantshallhaveruleoverasonthatcausethshame,andshallhaveapartoftheinheritanceamongthebrethren.Thefiningpotisforsilver,thefurnaceforgold:buttheLORDtrieththehearts(Proverbs17:2-3).NowtheBiblespeaksaboutGodtestingourworksbyfire.Godtryingourhearts.Thetestingofourworks,really,whenitcomesdowntoit,isnotsomuchwhatwehavedone,butthemotivethatwasbehindwhatwasdone.Biblesaysthatallofourworksaretobetestedtoseewhatsorttheyare.Testedbyfire.Andthoseworksthatcanremainafterthetestingoffire,you'llberewardedfor.Butmanyoftheworksthatwedoareaswood,hayandstubble.They'regoingtogoupintheflame.Ireallydidn'tdothemwithapuremotive.Thoughtheworkmaybeaverycommendablething,"Oh,lookwhathedid!"Youknow.Andaverycommendablething,yetitwasdonewiththemotiveofbringinggloryorhonortomyself.Iwasdoingittobeabigshow.Iwasdoingitsopeoplewouldknowwhatagreat,neatguyIam,youknow.Andtobringattentionorhonortomyself.Well,thosekindofworksaregoingtobetriedbyGod,forGodtriestheheartsandHeknowswhatisinmyheartwhenIamdoingsomething.Allofourworkstestedbyfire.Jesussaid,"Takeheedtoyourselfthatyoudonotyourrighteousnessbeforementobeseenofmen."Don'tletthatbethemotive.Theapproval,thepraise,therecognitionofman."For,"Hesaid,"Isayuntoyou,youhaveyourreward"(Matthew6:1-2).Soevenasthefiningpotisforsilverandthefurnaceistoburnoutthedrossinthegold,soitistheLordwhothroughthefirewilltryourhearts,ourworks,themannerorsorttheyare.Awickeddoergivesheedtofalselips;andaliargivetheartothenaughtytongue.WhosomockeththepoorreproacheshisMaker(Proverbs17:4-5):NowGodtakesupthecauseforthepoor.Soifyou'repoor,takeheart.Godtakesupyourcause.AndanyonewhomocksthepoorisreproachinghisMaker."HasnotGodchosenthepoorofthisearthyetrichinfaith?"(James2:5)hethatisgladatcalamitiesshallnotbeunpunished(Proverbs17:5).Oneofthecharacteristicsofthisagapelovein1Corinthians13:1-13isthatitrejoicesnotininiquity.Itrejoicesnotinthecalamity.Youknow,therearesomepeoplewejusthopesomethingbadhappenstothem.Theydeserveit.Andwhenithappens,yousay,"Allright,Iknewit,youknow.Theyhaditcomingandall."Andyet,"Hethatisgladatcalamitiesshallnotgounpunished."Sobecarefulofthat.It'sthewrongattitude.Children'schildren[oryourgrandchildren]arethecrownofoldmen(Proverbs17:6);Amen.Theyareglory.andthegloryofchildren,theirfathers.Excellentspeechbecomesnotafool:muchlesslyinglipsaprince(Proverbs17:6-7).Quiteacontrast.Agiftisasapreciousstoneintheeyesofhimthathasit:whereverheturnsit,heprospers(Proverbs17:8).Inotherwords,it'sjustapreciousstonewhereveryouturnityouseethedifferentcolorsandfacets.Soisagiftlikeapreciousstonetothemanwhoreceivesit.Hethatcoversatransgressionseekslove(Proverbs17:9);NowtheBiblesays,"Lovecoversamultitudeofsins"(1Peter4:8).Ifyoucoverit,you'reseekinglove.buthethatrepeatsamattercanseparatefriends.Areproofentersmoreintoawisemanthanahundredstripesintoafool(Proverbs17:9-10).It'sinterestinghowthatinraisingchildrenyoufindthediversitiesofpersonalitiesevenofyourownchildren.Andyoulearnthattherearesomekindsofpunishmentthatworkforonechildbutdon'tworkforanother.Withsome,justawordofreproofandthey'redevastated.Othersyoucanwailonthemanditdoesn'ttouchthem.MylittlegrandsonBradley,weweredowninPhoenixandwewerehavingThanksgivingdinnerwiththefamilythere.AndIthinkitwasduringprayerthathehadbeennaughtyor...soIsaid,"Bradley,Grandpaisashamedofyou."Well,thekid,hewaslikeIhadbeatenhim.Hewailedandcried.Hewas...broketears.Grandpahadneversaidanythingbeforetohimofacrossorangrynatureanditjustdevastatedthepoorlittleguytohavegrandpadisappointedabouthim.Itjustalmostdestroyedhim."Reproofentersmoreintoawiseman'sheartandallthanahundredstripesentersintoafool."Anevilmanseeksonlyrebellion:thereforeacruelmessengershallbesentagainsthim.Letabearrobbedofhercubsmeetaman,ratherthanafoolinhisfolly(Proverbs17:11-12).ThatoneIthoughtwasquiteinteresting.Iwouldn'twanttomeetabearrobbedofhercubs.ButIwouldn'twanttomeetafoolinhisfolly,either.Whosorewardsevilforgood,evilshallnotdepartfromhishouse(Proverbs17:13).That'squiteaproverbandit'squiteawarning."Whosorewardsevilforgood,evilwillneverdepartfromhishouse."Thebeginningofstrifeisaswhenoneletsoutwater:thereforeleaveoffcontention,beforeitbemeddledwith(Proverbs17:14).Onceyoustartlettingthewaterout,it'sawfullyhardtostop.Therefore,stayawayfromcontention,thebeginningofstrife.Hethatjustifiesthewicked,andhewhocondemnsthejust,eventheybothareanabominationuntoGod(Proverbs17:15)."Woeuntothemwhosaywhocallevilgood,andgoodevil"(Isaiah5:20).Why?Becauseit'sanabominationtotheLord.Whereforeisthereapriceinthehandofthefooltogetwisdom,seeinghehathnohearttoit?(Proverbs17:16)Ilovethisone.Afriendlovesatalltimes,andabrotherisbornforadversity(Proverbs17:17).Afriend,theyloveatalltimes.Brother,hehasbeenbornforthistimeofadversity.Amanwhoisvoidofunderstandingstrikeshands,andbecomesasuretyinthepresenceofhisfriends(Proverbs17:18).Nowhereallywarnsaboutthisbusinessofstrikinghandsandbeingasuretyforsomeoneelse.Evidently,hegotburnedmanytimesonthis.Hethatlovestransgressionthatlovesstrife:andhethatexaltshisgateseekdestruction.Hethathathaperverseheartfindsnogood:andhethathasaperversetonguefallsintomischief.Hethatbegetsafooldoethittohissorrow:andthefatherofafoolhasnojoy(Proverbs17:19-21).Wouldn'titbetragictohaveachildthat'safool?Hewhobegetsafooldoesittohisownsorrow;thefatherofafoolhasnojoy.Amerryheartdoesgoodlikeamedicine(Proverbs17:22):Youknow,moreandmoretheyarelearningwhatahealthythingitistobehappy.Themerryheart.Whenyoueatlaughter,justgetstherightjuicesgoingthatreallyhelpyoutodigestyourfoodwell.Amerryheartisjustasgoodforyouasmedicine.Therelationshipbetweenourattitudesandourphysicalwell-being,howthattheseglandsthatareexcretingthevariouschemicalsintooursystems,thegoodchemicalsthatcomeinjoyandinhappiness.Andtheotherchemicalsthatareproducedinfearorinangerandbitternessorwhatever,thosechemicalswhichdestroyyou.Sowithoutknowingallofthecapacitiesandworkofthepituitaryandhypothalamusandeverythingelse,Solomonjustmadeanobservationthatamerryheartisgoodlikeamedicine.butabrokenspiritcandryupthebones.Awickedmantakesagiftoutofthebosomtopervertthewaysofjudgment.Wisdomisbeforehimthathasunderstanding;buttheeyesofthefoolroamtotheendsoftheeaRuth(Proverbs17:22-24).Theoneisbeforeyou;theotherisalwayslookingouttotheendsoftheearth.Afoolishsonisagrieftohisfather,andbitternesstoherthatbarehim.Alsotopunishthejustisnotgood,nortostrikeprincesforequity.Hethathathknowledgesparethhiswords:andamanofunderstandingisofanexcellentspirit(Proverbs17:25-27)."Hethathathknowledgesparethhiswords."Howdoesitgo?"Therewasanoldowlwholivedintheoak.Themorehesaw,thelesshespoke.Thelesshespoke,themoreheheard.Whycan'tyoubelikethatoldbird?"Andofcourse,inthesamelineistheproverbthereinverseProverbs17:28.Evenafool,whenheholdshistongue,iscountedwise:andhethatkeepshislipsshutisesteemedamanofunderstanding(Proverbs17:28).Youknow,justsitbackandsay,"Hmm.Well,uh-hmm,youknow."Feeling,"Man,he'ssmart.""CopyrightStatementCopyright©2014,CalvaryChapelofCostaMesa,Ca. BibliographicalInformationSmith,CharlesWard."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Smith'sBibleCommentary".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/csc/proverbs-17.html.2014.returnto'JumpList'Dr.Constable'sExpositoryNotes2.Peacemakersandtroublemakersch.17CopyrightStatementThesefilesarepublicdomain.TextCourtesyofBibleSupport.com.UsedbyPermission. BibliographicalInformationConstable,Thomas.DD."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Dr.Constable'sExpositoryNotes".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/proverbs-17.html.2012.returnto'JumpList'Gill'sExpositionoftheWholeBibleAmerryheartdothgood[like]amedicine,....Doesthebodygood,makesithealthfulandvigorous.Cheerfulnessofspirithasagreatinfluenceuponthebody,andmuchcontributestothehealthandwelfareofit;seeEcclesiastes9:7;andespeciallyaheartfullofspiritualjoy,peaceofconscience,flowingfromthebloodofChrist,joyintheHolyGhost,arejoicinginChristJesusandhisrighteousness,andinhopeofthegloryofGod,muchaffecteventheoutwardman.Or,"amerryheartmakesagoodmedicine"x;itisagoodmedicineofitself;raisesthespirits,invigoratesthebody,andfitsitforserviceandbusiness:or,"doesamedicinegood"y;makesthatoperatekindly,andtoagoodpurpose:or,asJarchi,makesthecountenanceshinewell,makesaserenecountenance;whichSchultensapproves,and,fromtheuseofthewordintheArabiclanguage,confirms;butabrokenspiritdrieththebones;aspiritbrokenwithsorrow,whetheronspiritualortemporalaccounts;asitweakensthenerves,itdriesupthemarrowinthebones,andemaciatesthebody,andreducesittoaskeleton:thejoyorgriefofthemind,thosepassionsofthesoul,haveaverygreatinfluenceuponthebody,eitherforitsgoodorhurt.xלבשמחייטבגהה"corhilarebonamfacitsanationem",Michaelis.ySoR.JosephKimchi;"bonificatsivemelioremredditmedicinam",someinValablus;"benemedicinamfacit",Junius&Tremellius,Piscator.CopyrightStatementTheNewJohnGill'sExpositionoftheEntireBibleModernisedandadaptedforthecomputerbyLarryPierceofOnlineBible.AllRightsReserved,LarryPierce,Winterbourne,Ontario.Aprintedcopyofthisworkcanbeorderedfrom:TheBaptistStandardBearer,1IronOaksDr,Paris,AR,72855 BibliographicalInformationGill,John."CommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Gill'sExpositionoftheEntireBible".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/proverbs-17.html.1999.returnto'JumpList'Henry'sCompleteCommentaryontheBible   22Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine:butabrokenspiritdrieththebones.   Note,1.Itishealthfultobecheerful.TheLordisforthebody,andhasprovidedforit,notonlymeat,butmedicine,andhasheretoldusthatthebestmedicineisamerryheart,notaheartaddictedtovain,carnal,sensualmirth;Solomonhimselfsaidofthatmirth,Itisnotmedicine,butmadness;itisnotfood,butpoison;whatdothit?ButhemeansaheartrejoicinginGod,andservinghimwithgladness,andthentakingthecomfortofoutwardenjoymentsandparticularlythatofpleasantconversation.ItisagreatmercythatGodgivesusleavetobecheerfulandcausetobecheerful,especiallyifbyhisgracehegivesusheartstobecheerful.Thisdoesgoodtoamedicine(sosomereadit);itwillmakephysicmoreefficient.Oritdoesgoodasamedicinetothebody,makingiteasyandfitforbusiness.But,ifmirthbeamedicine(understanditofdiversionandrecreation),itmustbeusedsparingly,onlywhenthereisoccasion,notturnedintofood,anditmustbeusedmedicinally,subregimine--asaprescribedregimen,andbyrule.2.Thesorrowsofthemindoftencontributeverymuchtothesicklinessofthebody:Abrokenspirit,sunkbytheburdenofafflictions,andespeciallyaconsciencewoundedwiththesenseofguiltandfearofwrath,driesthebones,wastestheradicalmoisture,exhauststheverymarrow,andmakesthebodyamereskeleton.Weshouldthereforewatchandprayagainstallmelancholydispositions,fortheyleadusintotroubleaswellasintotemptation.CopyrightStatementThesefilesarepublicdomainandareaderivativeofanelectroniceditionthatisavailableontheChristianClassicsEtherealLibraryWebsite. BibliographicalInformationHenry,Matthew."CompleteCommentaryonProverbs17:22"."Henry'sCompleteCommentaryontheWholeBible".https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/proverbs-17.html.1706.returnto'JumpList' LectionaryCalendar Thursday,October6th,2022theWeekofProper22/Ordinary27 videoadvertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement