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Proverbs 17:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 17:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 17:22

Theological / Devotional

A merry heart. A happy, rejoicing heart (see on ch. 15:13). To insist on rejoicing in the Lord, even when troubled or sick, is to release forces that will soothe and strengthen both mind and body (see ch. 16:24). Cheerfulness often accomplishes what other remedies are powerless to achieve.

By SdaBc