proverbs-17:22

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart; cheerfulness of soul, especially that which is solid, and ariseth from the witness of a good conscience. Doeth good, even to the body; it contributes very much to the restoration or preservation of bodily health and rigour, as physicians observe, and experience showeth. Broken; sad and dejected. Drieth the bones; wasteth the marrow of the bones, and the moisture and strength of the body. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 17:22

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 17:22. A broken spirit. Miller renders “an upraiding spirit,” i.e., spirit which cavils at God’s providential dealings. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 17:22THE MERRY HEARTI. The mind acts upon the body. It is a fact which no observant man would deny, that there is an intimate connection between sorrow of soul and sickness of body, and that cheerfulness of spirit tends to physical health. A physician always tries to keep his patient in good spirits, and when he discerns... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 17:22 I. Consider the power which the mind can exert in support of the body, so long as itself is in good case. If it be true that the spirit of man has a medicinal power, that there is a strength in his nature which endows him with such control over the body that he can give it up to the worst tortures, and yet betray no fear, then it must be quite idle to argue that he possesses no power by which to keep passions in check, and to make a bold stand against the cravings of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

Chapter 17Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife ( Proverbs 17:1 ).Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judaism, if you decided that tonight you wanted to have roast leg of lamb, to butcher your lamb you'd take it down to the temple and you bring it to the priest. And you'd say, "I want to offer this as a peace offering unto God, a sacrifice." So you'd butcher the lamb and the priest would take... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 17:1-28

Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Mexico are worked as ores of tin in Cornwall. Lead and iron, though without apparent affinity, occur in the same masses in our limestone ranges. Lead in a state of fusion, has the lighter silver floating on the top. Cobalt and the greenish nickel are difficult to separate. The alloys of gold are found... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 17:22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Mental and bodily influenceThe connection between the mind and the body, though not to be explained, is so striking as to force itself upon the notice of the least observant. There is such a sympathy between the two that the one cannot suffer and the other be unaffected. But the mind will often claim such independence of the body as the body can never assert over the mind. When the torture is of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 17:22

Pro 17:22 A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Ver. 22. A merry heart doeth good, like a medicine. ] Eυεκτειν ποιει : so the Septuagint renders it. And, indeed, it is ευθυμια ~ that makes ευεξια . All true mirth is from rectitude of the mind, from a right frame of soul. When faith hath once healed the conscience, and grace hath hushed the affections, and composed all within, so that there is a Sabbath of spirit, and a blessed tranquillity lodged in... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 17:22

merry: Proverbs 12:25, Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 18:14, Ecclesiastes 9:7-1 Samuel :, Romans 5:2-Deuteronomy : like a medicine: Heb. to a medicine a broken: Psalms 22:15, Psalms 32:3, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 102:3-Deuteronomy :, 2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 7:10 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 8:10 - the joy Psalms 102:5 - the voice Proverbs 14:30 - rottenness Proverbs 15:15 - but Proverbs 15:30 - a good Isaiah 66:14 - your bones read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Doth good — Even to the body; it contributes much to bodily health and vigour.Drieth — Wastes the marrow of the bones, and the moisture and strength of the body. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 17:22

22. A merry heart doeth good… medicine Makes a good medicine “a happy cure.” Gesenius. Broken spirit A heart so smitten as to be devoid of gladness drieth the bones. The proverb recognises the well-known fact in psychology, that a happy frame of mind and a joyous temperament contribute greatly to health of body, and that nothing has a more powerful tendency to injure it than grief, anxiety, fretfulness, and bad temper. Compare Proverbs 15:25; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 3:8; Hosea 5:13. read more