The Bible and the Correlation of the Mind and Body

Medical science has come to understand that there is a strong relationship between a person's mental and physical health. The Bible revealed this to us with these statements (and others) written around 950 B.C.:

1. "A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones" (Proverbs 14:30)

2. "The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat [healthy]" (Proverbs 15:30).

3. "Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones" (Proverbs 16:24).

4. "A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones" (Proverbs 17:22).

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