New A Merry Heart Does Good Like Medicine Background. Cheerfulness of spirit has a great influence upon the body, and much contributes to the health and welfare of it; But a broken spirit dries the bones.
It is found in proverbs 17:22, which says, a cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. this is one of those places where i believe the king james version is a better translation.
There are spiritual, emotional and physical benefits of joy and laughter. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading biker george clean humor + biker jokes: That a merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones, is a convincing proof of the mysterious sympathy that exists between the man and his earthly dwelling place. ยท a merry heart is a joyful heart.