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Proverbs 17:22

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Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

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In context

The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 17.

Before

²¹He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

After

²³A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

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