Proverbs 17:22

Easy To Read Version

Happiness is like good medicine. But sorrow is like a sickness.

Cross References

Psalm 22:15

My mouth {\cf2\super [127]} is as dry\par as a piece of broken pottery.\par My tongue is sticking\par to the top of my mouth.\par You have put me in the “dust of death.”\par

Proverbs 12:25

Worry can take away a person’s happiness. But a kind word can make a person happy.

Proverbs 15:13

If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.

Proverbs 16:24

Kind words are like honey. They are easy to accept and good for your health.

Proverbs 18:14

A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

It is foolish to laugh all the time. Having fun doesn’t do any good.

2 Corinthians 2:7

But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.

2 Corinthians 7:10

Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.