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A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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American Standard Version
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Christian Standard Bible
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
King James Version
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
New American Standard Bible
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
New International Version
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
New King James Version
A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
New Living Translation
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
World English Bible
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.