Verse 22

A merry{H8056} heart{H3820} doeth good{H3190}{(H8686)} like a medicine{H1456}: but a broken{H5218} spirit{H7307} drieth{H3001}{(H8762)} the bones{H1634}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A merry{H8056} heart{H3820} maketh a cheerful{H3190}{(H8686)} countenance{H6440}: but by sorrow{H6094} of the heart{H3820} the spirit{H7307} is broken{H5218}.
  • Prov 12:25 : 25 Heaviness{H1674} in the heart{H3820} of man{H376} maketh it stoop{H7812}{(H8686)}: but a good{H2896} word{H1697} maketh it glad{H8055}{(H8762)}.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit{H7307} of a man{H376} will sustain{H3557}{(H8770)} his infirmity{H4245}; but a wounded{H5218} spirit{H7307} who can bear{H5375}{(H8799)}?
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For{G1063} godly{G2316}{G2596} sorrow{G3077} worketh{G2716}{(G5736)} repentance{G3341} to{G1519} salvation{G4991} not to be repented of{G278}: but{G1161} the sorrow{G3077} of the world{G2889} worketh{G2716}{(G5736)} death{G2288}.
  • Eccl 9:7-9 : 7 Go thy way{H3212}{(H8798)}, eat{H398}{(H8798)} thy bread{H3899} with joy{H8057}, and drink{H8354}{(H8798)} thy wine{H3196} with a merry{H2896} heart{H3820}; for God{H430} now{H3528} accepteth{H7521}{(H8804)} thy works{H4639}. 8 Let thy garments{H899} be always{H6256} white{H3836}; and let thy head{H7218} lack{H2637}{(H8799)} no ointment{H8081}. 9 Live{H2416} joyfully{H7200}{(H8798)} with the wife{H802} whom thou lovest{H157}{(H8804)} all the days{H3117} of the life{H2416} of thy vanity{H1892}, which he hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee under the sun{H8121}, all the days{H3117} of thy vanity{H1892}: for that is thy portion{H2506} in this life{H2416}, and in thy labour{H5999} which thou takest{H6001} under the sun{H8121}.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 By{G1223} whom{G3739} also{G2532} we have{G2192}{(G5758)} access{G4318} by faith{G4102} into{G1519} this{G5026} grace{G5485} wherein{G1722}{G3739} we stand{G2476}{(G5758)}, and{G2532} rejoice{G2744}{(G5736)} in{G1909} hope{G1680} of the glory{G1391} of God{G2316}. 3 And{G1161} not{G3756} only{G3440} so, but{G235} we glory{G2744}{(G5736)} in{G1722} tribulations{G2347} also{G2532}: knowing{G1492}{(G5761)} that{G3754} tribulation{G2347} worketh{G2716}{(G5736)} patience{G5281}; 4 And{G1161} patience{G5281}, experience{G1382}; and{G1161} experience{G1382}, hope{G1680}: 5 And{G1161} hope{G1680} maketh{G2617} not{G3756} ashamed{G2617}{(G5719)}; because{G3754} the love{G26} of God{G2316} is shed abroad{G1632}{(G5769)} in{G1722} our{G2257} hearts{G2588} by{G1223} the Holy{G40} Ghost{G4151} which{G3588} is given{G1325}{(G5685)} unto us{G2254}.
  • Ps 102:3-5 : 3 For my days{H3117} are consumed{H3615}{(H8804)} like smoke{H6227}, and my bones{H6106} are burned{H2787}{(H8738)} as an hearth{H4168}. 4 My heart{H3820} is smitten{H5221}{(H8717)}, and withered{H3001}{(H8799)} like grass{H6212}; so that I forget{H7911}{(H8804)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)} my bread{H3899}. 5 By reason of the voice{H6963} of my groaning{H585} my bones{H6106} cleave{H1692}{(H8804)} to my skin{H1320}.
  • Ps 22:15 : 15 My strength{H3581} is dried up{H3001}{(H8804)} like a potsherd{H2789}; and my tongue{H3956} cleaveth{H1692}{(H8716)} to my jaws{H4455}; and thou hast brought{H8239}{(H8799)} me into the dust{H6083} of death{H4194}.
  • 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 So{G5620} that contrariwise{G5121} ye{G5209} ought rather{G3123} to forgive{G5483}{(G5664)} him, and{G2532} comfort{G3870}{(G5658)} him, lest{G3381} perhaps{G4458} such a one{G5108} should be swallowed up{G2666}{(G5686)} with overmuch{G4055} sorrow{G3077}.
  • Ps 32:3-4 : 3 When I kept silence{H2790}{(H8689)}, my bones{H6106} waxed old{H1086}{(H8804)} through my roaring{H7581} all the day{H3117} long. 4 For day{H3119} and night{H3915} thy hand{H3027} was heavy{H3513}{(H8799)} upon me: my moisture{H3955} is turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into the drought{H2725} of summer{H7019}. Selah{H5542}.