Proverbs 17:22 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 17:22 MSG (The Message)
A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
Proverbs 17:22 KJV (King James Version)
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NCV (New Century Version)
A happy heart is like good medicine, but a broken spirit drains your strength.
Proverbs 17:22 ASV (American Standard Version)
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NIV (New International Version)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NKJV (New King James Version)
A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. [Prov 12:25; 15:13, 15]
Proverbs 17:22 NLT (New Living Translation)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 TPT (The Passion Translation)
A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul. But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression.
Proverbs 17:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.