Proverbs
Proverbs 17:22
22A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A joyful | שָׂ֭מֵחַ | śā·mē·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular | H8056 glad, joyful, merry |
| heart | לֵ֣ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is good | יֵיטִ֣ב | yê·ṭiḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| medicine | גֵּהָ֑ה | gê·hāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1456 healing, cure |
| but a broken | נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה | nə·ḵê·’āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H5218 stricken |
| spirit | וְר֥וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| dries up | תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ | tə·yab·beš- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
| the bones | גָּֽרֶם׃ | gā·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H1634 bone, strength, self |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:13 · Proverbs 12:25 · Proverbs 18:14 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Romans 5:2–5 · Ecclesiastes 9:7–9 · 2 Corinthians 2:7 · Psalm 102:3–5 · Psalm 22:15 · Psalm 32:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.