 | 1871 - 870 pages
...broken ; but he that is of a cheerful, not a trifling, spirit hath a continual feast ; for a cheerful heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones. The mind was made not for levity, but for joy, and can therefore sustain it as the body sustains the... | |
 | 1845 - 226 pages
...for worldly sorrow ; that, too often, not only weakens the body, but also causes heart trouble. " A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones," Prov. xvii. 22. — BUNYAN. The old poet, HERBERT, has these pithy lines alluding to this text : When... | |
 | 1845 - 702 pages
...mischief. 21 He that beretteth a fool doetk it to his sorrow : and the father of a fool huth no joy. 22 A > silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when lie sitteth amon 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 24 Wisdom is before... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1845 - 392 pages
...shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. M Prov. xviu 22. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones. » Prov. xxv. 16. Hast thou found honey ? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1845 - 204 pages
...relations thou sustainest to others, or bring reproach on the cause of Christ. CHEEKFULNESS. A MURKY heart doeth good like a medicine ; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. All the days of the afflicted are evil ; but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. A... | |
 | 1846 - 544 pages
...habit of yielding to and fostering sadness of heart, embitters and shortens the days of the young. Il is well said by Solomon, that " a merry heart doeth...farce of life, wise men pass their time in mirth, while fools only are serious," an observation that recalls to memory the lines of the poet — " Sportsmen... | |
 | John Tricker Conquest - 1846 - 868 pages
...mischief. 21 He who hegetteth a fool doeth it to hie sorrow : And the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine : But a broken spirit drieth the bones. 23 A wicked man taketh a bribe out of the bosom To pervert the course of justice. 24 Wisdom 1« before... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1847 - 564 pages
...of the heart the spirit is broken. 15 He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 17 : 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Jn. 16 : 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall... | |
 | Charles Bridges - 1847 - 574 pages
...indeed "for reproof, and for correction;" but not less so " for instruction in righteousness."3 22. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. This is not true of all merriment. The wise man justly describes the loud and noisy mirth of fools... | |
 | 1848 - 650 pages
...therefore, dismiss them ; and give our subject a more agreeable turn for, as the proverb says : — " A merry heart doeth good like a medicine ; but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Let us, therefore, with Phillips, look upon the Chrysanthemum as the emblem of Cheerfulness under adversity,... | |
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 
