Proverbs 12:25 parallels the effect of anxiety weighing down the heart, while a good word brings gladness — similar medicine for the spirit.

Proverbs 15:13 expands on the same contrast: a glad heart shows on the face, while sorrow crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 18:14 reinforces that a crushed spirit is unbearable — echoing the devastating effect of a dried-up spirit.

Proverbs 14:30 echoes this: a tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, while envy rots bones—parallel to cheerful heart vs crushed spirit.

Proverbs 15:15 contrasts afflicted days with cheerful heart having continual feast—parallel to the medicine vs dried bones here.

Proverbs 15:30 says good news refreshes the bones—parallel to the cheerful heart as good medicine here.

Psalm 32:3 directly parallels: unconfessed sin wastes bones away, illustrating how a crushed spirit dries the bones.

Psalm 102:3-5 depicts physical decay from anguish—parallel to the 'dried-up bones' from a crushed spirit here.

Nehemiah 8:10 says joy of the Lord is strength—parallel to the 'cheerful heart is good medicine' here.

Psalm 102:5 describes bones clinging to skin from groaning—mirroring the crushed spirit drying bones here.

2 Corinthians 7:10 distinguishes godly grief from worldly grief—the latter produces death, echoing the 'crushed spirit' that dries bones here.

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 applies the joyful heart practically: eat, drink, and enjoy life with loved ones as God's gift.

Isaiah 66:14 promises flourishing bones for those who rejoice in God—echoing the cheerful heart's effect here.

Romans 5:2-5 deepens the theme: rejoicing in suffering produces endurance and hope, not just physical health.

In 2 Corinthians 2:7, Paul urges comfort to prevent excessive sorrow—applying the principle that a crushed spirit harms, as warned here.