Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Compare Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 15:13). The effect of the mind on the body is well known.
medicine—or, "body," which better corresponds with "bone."
drieth—as if the marrow were exhausted.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 17:22:
Proverbs 19:26
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