箴言 17:22

22 喜 乐 的 心 乃 是 良 药 ； 忧 伤 的 灵 使 骨 枯 乾 。

箴言 17:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doth good [like] a medicine
Does the body good, makes it healthful and vigorous. Cheerfulness of spirit has a great influence upon the body, and much contributes to the health and welfare of it; see ( Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 ) ; and especially a heart full of spiritual joy, peace of conscience, flowing from the blood of Christ, joy in the Holy Ghost, a rejoicing in Christ Jesus and his righteousness, and in hope of the glory of God, much affect even the outward man. Or, "a merry heart makes a good medicine" ^F24; it is a good medicine of itself; raises the spirits, invigorates the body, and fits it for service and business: or, "does a medicine good" ^F25; makes that operate kindly, and to a good purpose: or, as Jarchi, makes the countenance shine well, makes a serene countenance; which Schultens approves, and, from the use of the word in the Arabic language, confirms; but a broken spirit drieth the bones;
a spirit broken with sorrow, whether on spiritual or temporal accounts; as it weakens the nerves, it dries up the marrow in the bones, and emaciates the body, and reduces it to a skeleton: the joy or grief of the mind, those passions of the soul, have a very great influence upon the body, either for its good or hurt.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (hhg bjyy xmv bl) "cor hilare bonam facit sanationem", Michaelis.
F25 So R. Joseph Kimchi; "bonificat sive meliorem reddit medicinam", some in Valablus; "bene medicinam facit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

箴言 17:22 In-Context

20 心 存 邪 僻 的 ， 寻 不 着 好 处 ； 舌 弄 是 非 的 ， 陷 在 祸 患 中 。

21 生 愚 昧 子 的 ， 必 自 愁 苦 ； 愚 顽 人 的 父 毫 无 喜 乐 。

22 喜 乐 的 心 乃 是 良 药 ； 忧 伤 的 灵 使 骨 枯 乾 。

23 恶 人 暗 中 受 贿 赂 ， 为 要 颠 倒 判 断 。

24 明 哲 人 眼 前 有 智 慧 ； 愚 昧 人 眼 望 地 极 。