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Proverbs 17:22

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:21 Proverbs 17 Proverbs 17:23
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KJV
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

ESV
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

NLT
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
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