Proverbs 17:22
Proverbs 17:22 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 A happy heart is like good medicine,
but a broken spirit drains your strength.
Proverbs 17:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine;
But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but depression drains one’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
Proverbs 17:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 A cheerful heart makes you healthy.
But a broken spirit dries you up.
Proverbs 17:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.