Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs17:22
22 A merry heart doth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones .
Chearfulness of Soul, especially that which is solid, and ariseth from the witness of a good Conscience.
Even to the Body, it contributes very much to the restoration or preservation of bodily Health and Vigour, as Physicians observe, and Experience sheweth.
Sad and dejected▪
Wasteth the marrow of the Bones, and the moisture and strength of the Body.
Marginal references: Or, to a medicine.; * Ch. 15. 13. & 12. 25.
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