Proverbs 17:22

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 22:15

my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.

Proverbs 12:25

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Proverbs 15:13

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

Proverbs 16:24

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 18:14

A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, "It is mad," and of pleasure, "What use is it?"

2 Corinthians 2:7

so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.