A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Cross References Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit? Treasury of Scripture A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones. merry Proverbs 12:25 Proverbs 15:13 Proverbs 18:14 like a medicine Psalm 22:15 Psalm 32:3,4 Psalm 102:3-5 |