Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:22

לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ גָּֽרֶם׃
leb shameḥa yeyṭib gehah vrvḥa nkeʾah tyabesh garem
King James Version (KJV)

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Modern English

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

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