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Proverbs 17:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 22 A joyful heart is good medicine,*+
  But a crushed spirit saps one’s strength.*+

Proverbs 17:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 A heart that is joyful does good as a curer,*+ but a spirit that is stricken makes the bones dry.+

Proverbs 17:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 * A glad heart gives good healing,
  but a broken-down spirit dries out a bone.

Proverbs 17:22

American Standard Version
- 22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 A joyful heart worketh an excellent cure,—But a stricken spirit drieth up the bone.

Proverbs 17:22

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