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Proverbs 17:22

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

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
King James Version

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