Proverbs 17:22

American Standard Version (1901)

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
  • Prov 12:25 : 25 Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, [a repentance] which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
  • Eccl 9:7-9 : 7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. 8 Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. 9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; 4 and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: 5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.
  • Ps 102:3-5 : 3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand. 4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.
  • Ps 22:15 : 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
  • 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.
  • Ps 32:3-4 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed [as] with the drought of summer. {{Selah

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:13-16
    4 verses
    89%

    13A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

    15All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart [hath] a continual feast.

    16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  • Prov 12:25
    78%

    25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

  • Prov 15:30
    78%

    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.

  • Eccl 7:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

    3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 14:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

  • Prov 14:30
    76%

    30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

  • Prov 18:14
    74%

    14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

  • Prov 3:8
    73%

    8It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

  • Ps 51:8
    73%

    8Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

  • Prov 16:24
    73%

    24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

    21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 25:20
    72%

    20[ As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

  • Ps 104:15
    71%

    15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

  • Job 8:21
    71%

    21He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

  • Eccl 2:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

    2I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

  • Eccl 8:15
    70%

    15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

  • Ps 147:3
    70%

    3He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

  • Prov 15:4
    70%

    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

  • Eccl 10:19
    70%

    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

  • Eccl 11:10
    70%

    10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 4:22
    70%

    22For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

  • Eccl 7:6
    69%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  • Prov 17:23
    69%

    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 13:12
    69%

    12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 10:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Prov 19:3
    68%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 31:6
    68%

    6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

  • Job 5:17
    68%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Prov 11:17
    68%

    17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

  • Prov 23:15
    68%

    15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 27:9
    68%

    9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

  • Eccl 9:7
    68%

    7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

  • Prov 14:10
    68%

    10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

  • Eccl 5:20
    68%

    20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.

  • Eccl 3:12
    68%

    12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.