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Proverbs 17:22
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22
A
1
joyful
heart
is
good
medicine
, But a
broken
spirit
2
dries
up the
bones
.
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He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
21
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
22
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
24
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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2
1.
Proverbs 15:13
2.
Psalms 22:15
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1
[a].
Lit "causes good healing"
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