Proverbs 17:22

Hebrew	לֵ֣בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1 נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ גָּֽרֶם
ESV	A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
NIV	A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
NLT	A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.
LXX	καρδία εὐφραινομένη εὐεκτεῖν ποιεῖplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω Meaning: * To do * To make This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship. Verb forms Present tense Person Greek Form ἀνδρὸς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. λυπηροῦ ξηραίνεται τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ὀστᾶ
KJV	A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

^{Proverbs 17:21 ← Proverbs 17:22 → Proverbs 17:23}

Return to: Home Page → Christianity → Bible → Old Testament → Proverbs → Proverbs 17