Proverbs 17

Quiet over feasting with strife; covering an offense to protect love instead of bringing it up again; and stopping a quarrel before it floods. Friendship that loves "at all times." Then the line about joy as medicine, which is literally true for the body. Silence makes even a fool look wise.

"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 17:22)

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." (Proverbs 17:17)

Versions/Hebrew: In 17:22, "good medicine" is yetiv gehah [3190, 1456]; gehah occurs only here and means healing or cure. "A broken spirit" is ruach nekheah [5218], a stricken spirit.