Proverbs 17:22
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”Proverbs 17:22
What Does Proverbs 17:22 Mean?
Proverbs 17:22 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 17:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 15:13“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.”Proverbs 12:25“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”Nehemiah 8:10“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Proverbs 18:14“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”2 Corinthians 7:10“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”Ecclesiastes 9:7“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”Romans 5:2“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”Proverbs 14:30“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”2 Corinthians 2:7“So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”Psalms 102:3“For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.”Psalms 22:15“My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.”Psalms 32:3“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.”Proverbs 15:15“All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.”Psalms 102:5“By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.”Proverbs 15:30“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”Isaiah 66:14“And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.”
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