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Proverbs 17:20-22
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20 One whose heart is perverse will never prosper,
    and one whose tongue is evil will come to trouble.
21 The father of a fool endures endless sorrow
    and receives no joy from having begotten him.
22 A cheerful heart[a] is excellent medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Cheerful heart: see Prov 14:30; 15:13, 30; 16:15.
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Proverbs 17:20-22
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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(B) spirit dries up the bones.(C)

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