New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.King James Bible
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. American King James Version
A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones. American Standard Version
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones. Douay-Rheims Bible
A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. Darby Bible Translation
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. English Revised Version
A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. Webster's Bible Translation
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. World English Bible
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Young's Literal Translation
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa Proverbios 17:22 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
El corazón alegre es buena medicina, pero el espíritu quebrantado seca los huesos. Proverbios 17:22 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
El corazón alegre es buena medicina, Pero el espíritu quebrantado seca los huesos. Proverbios 17:22 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
El corazón alegre produce buena disposición: Mas el espíritu triste seca los huesos. Proverbios 17:22 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
El corazón alegre hará bien como una medicina; mas el espíritu triste seca los huesos. Proverbios 17:22 Spanish: Modern
El corazón alegre trae sanidad, pero un espíritu abatido seca los huesos. Proverbes 17:22 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Un coeur joyeux est un bon remède, Mais un esprit abattu dessèche les os. Proverbes 17:22 French: Darby
Le coeur joyeux fait du bien à la santé, mais un esprit abattu dessèche les os. Proverbes 17:22 French: Martin (1744)
Le cœur joyeux vaut une médecine; mais l'esprit abattu dessèche les os. Proverbes 17:22 French: Ostervald (1744)
Le cœur joyeux vaut un remède; mais l'esprit abattu dessèche les os. Sprueche 17:22 German: Luther (1912)
Ein fröhlich Herz macht das Leben lustig; aber ein betrübter Mut vertrocknet das Gebein. Sprueche 17:22 German: Luther (1545)
Ein fröhlich Herz macht das Leben lustig; aber ein betrübter Mut vertrocknet das Gebeine. Sprueche 17:22 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Ein fröhliches Herz bringt gute Besserung, aber ein zerschlagener Geist vertrocknet das Gebein. 箴 言 17:22 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
喜 樂 的 心 乃 是 良 藥 ； 憂 傷 的 靈 使 骨 枯 乾 。 箴 言 17:22 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
喜 乐 的 心 乃 是 良 药 ； 忧 伤 的 灵 使 骨 枯 乾 。 箴 言 17:22 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
心里喜乐就是良药；心灵忧郁使骨头枯干。 箴 言 17:22 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
心裡喜樂就是良藥；心靈憂鬱使骨頭枯乾。 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones
A merry
sameach (saw-may'-akh)
blithe or gleeful -- (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry(-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).
heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
doeth good
yatab (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
like a medicine
gehah (gay-haw')
a cure -- medicine.
but a broken
nake' (naw-kay')
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted -- broken, stricken, wounded.
spirit
ruwach (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
drieth
yabesh (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
the bones
gerem (gheh'-rem)
a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very -- bone, strong, top.Proverbs 17:22 Multilingual Bible Proverbes 17:22 French Proverbios 17:22 Biblia Paralela 箴 言 17:22 Chinese Bible New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. ScriptureText.com Multilingual Bible | 
