Holy Scripture
Proverbs 17:22
A church father on this verse
“A joyful soul makes a flourishing age, etc. He who rejoices in the inner consolation of the Holy Spirit is also adorned with the flower of good action and expects the fruits of heavenly rewards. But he who is distressed by worldly sorrow, which works death, seems to exercise the fatness of divine charity in the streng…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
22A glad heart promotes health; But the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
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20And the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
21And the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; But a wise son gladdens his mother.
— Proverbs 17:22 —
23The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; And an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
24The countenance of a wise man is sensible; But the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.