Proverbs 17:22

King James Version

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

Proverbs 17:22

New International Version

²²A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed^(A) spirit dries up the bones.^(B)

¹³A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

¹³A happy heart makes the face cheerful,^(A)
but heartache crushes the spirit.^(B)

¹⁵All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

¹⁵All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(A)

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)