Proverbs 17:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

Friends and fools (17:1-28)A peaceful family life, no matter how simple, is a great blessing, but a son may miss out on his family inheritance through his own folly (17:1-2). God’s dealings with his people are always for a good purpose, to make them better than they were before (3). To listen to evil talk is as bad as to speak evil oneself; to take pleasure in another’s troubles is as bad as to cause those troubles (4-5).Other proverbs concern the appreciation that the old and the young should... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 17:22

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 17:22

"A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones."This says that a sunny, cheerful disposition is good for one's health; and there are convincing examples of this truth all around us. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 17:22. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine— Dr. Grey renders this verse thus, A merry heart doeth good to the body, or flesh; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. We often meet with this opposition, and the sense perhaps is more complete, especially if we leave out the word like, which is not in the Hebrew. Houbigant translates it nearly in the same manner. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 17:22

22. (Compare Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 15:13). The effect of the mind on the body is well known. medicine—or, "body," which better corresponds with "bone." drieth—as if the marrow were exhausted. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 17:1-28

2. Peacemakers and troublemakers ch. 17 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 17:1-28

1. Lit. ’the sacrifices of strife.’ There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. ’A little with quiet is the only diet.’2. The Israelite slave was a member of the family (Genesis 24:12; Deuteronomy 5:14, etc.), might become the heir (Genesis 15:2-3) or marry the daughter (1 Chronicles 2:34-35). 4. Naughty] injurious. 7. The proverb writers show no hope of redeeming the lost. Their verdict is, ’He that is filthy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 17:22

(22) A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.—Or rather, Makes good a recovery., (For the duty of religious gladness, in gratitude for the love of God towards us, comp. Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:4.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 17:1-28

The Nearness of the Essential in Life's Discipline Proverbs 17:24 The fool is he who despises the actual and possible, and longs for what is not; he is never where his eyes are. The text is, then, a warning against vain conceits and regrets, against frittering away life sighing for impossible conditions, whilst missing the glory before our eyes, the treasures at our feet, the prizes within our grasp. I. Do not despise the familiar. The elements of happiness, sources of improvement, and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

CHAPTER 18FRIENDSHIP"A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 {This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the loosely connected, "And a brother is born for adversity."}ONE of the most striking contrasts between the ancient and the modern world is in the place which is given to friendship by moralists and religious teachers. In Aristotle’s famous treatise on ethics two books out of nine are devoted to the moral... read more

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