"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
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When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, But a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.