Lux Domini
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

What does Proverbs 17:22 mean?

It is great mercy that God gives us leave to be cheerful, and cause to be cheerful, if by his grace he gives us hearts to be cheerful.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearWisdomJustice and mercyGraceFear of the Lord

Read with

Keep this verse inside Proverbs 17:21-22 and alongside a few nearby related passages.