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Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs 17:22
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A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
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He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
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He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
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A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
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A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.
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Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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[a].
Or makes medicine even better
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.