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{Proverbs 17:22} A merry 8056 heart 3820 doeth good 3190 z8686 [like] a medicine: 1456 but a broken 5218 spirit 7307 drieth 3001 z8762 the bones. 1634
merry:
"Heavinessª in the heartª of manª maketh it stoop:ª° but a goodª wordª maketh it glad.ª°" {Prv 12:25} + "A merryª heartª maketh a cheerfulª° countenance:ª but by sorrowª of the heartª the spiritª is broken.ª" {Prv 15:13} + "The spiritª of a manª will sustainª° his infirmity;ª but a woundedª spiritª who¹ can bear?ª°" {Prv 18:14} + "Go¹ thy way,²° eatª° thy breadª with joy,ª and drinkª° thy wineª with a merryª heart;ª for¹ Godª nowª acceptethª°¹ thy works.ª ... Live² joyfullyª°¹ with¹ the wifeª whom¹ thou lovestª° all¹ the daysª of the lifeª of thy vanity,ª which¹ he hath givenª° thee under¹ the sun,ª all¹ the daysª of thy vanity:ª for¹ that¹ [is] thy portionª in [this] life,ª and in thy labourª which¹ thou¹ takestª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 9:7-9} + "Byª whomª alsoª we haveª° accessª by faithª intoª thisª graceª whereinªª we stand,ª° andª rejoiceª° inª hopeª of the¹ gloryª of God.ª ... Andª hopeª maketh²° not² ashamed;ª°¹ becauseª the¹ loveª of Godª is shed abroadª° inª ourª heartsª byª the Holyª Ghostª which² is givenª° unto us.ª" {Rom 5:2-5}
like a medicine:
Heb. to a medicine
a broken:
"My strengthª is dried upª° like a potsherd;ª and my tongueª cleavethª° to my jaws;ª and thou hast broughtª° me into the dustª of death.ª" {Psa 22:15} + "When¹ I kept silence,ª° my bonesª waxed oldª° through my roaringª all¹ the dayª long. ... For¹ dayª and nightª thy handª was heavyª° upon¹ me: my moistureª is turnedª° into the droughtª of summer.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 32:3-4} + "For¹ my daysª are consumedª° like smoke,ª and my bonesª are burnedª° as¹ an hearth.ª ... By reason of the voiceª¹ of my groaningª my bonesª cleaveª° to my skin.ª" {Psa 102:3-5} + "So² that¹ contrariwiseª yeª [ought] ratherª to forgiveª° [him], andª comfortª° [him], lestª perhaps² such a oneª should be swallowed upª° with overmuchª sorrow.ª" {2Co 2:7} + "Forª godlyªª sorrowª workethª° repentanceª toª salvationª not to be repented of:ª butª the¹ sorrowª of the¹ worldª workethª° death.ª" {2Co 7:10}

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