Proverbs 17:22
American King James Version (AKJV)
A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
Darby Bible (DBY)
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
A cheerful attitude is like good medicine, but discouragement makes you sick.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
A merry heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth the bones.
King James Version (KJV)
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Webster Bible (Webster)
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
World English Bible (WEB)
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.