Ecclesiasticus, 38
19. For grief can bring on an extremity and heartache destroy one's health.
19. For grief can bring on an extremity and heartache destroy one's health.
Ecclesiastical 38 is a chapter that talks about the importance of medicine and doctors, and about the need to take good care of our health. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Proverbs 17:22: "The cheerful heart is a good remedy, but the downcast spirit makes the bones dry." This verse shows that happiness and emotional well-being can contribute to physical health.
Proverbs 4:20-22: "My son, attentive to my words, include your ear to my instructions. Do not let them apart from your eyes; headquarters in your heart. For they are life for those who They find them and health to your body. " This verse shows that wisdom can bring life and health to our body.
Isaiah 38:21: "Then they took a piece of fig and placed it over the ulcer; and he healed." This verse shows the importance of natural therapies and home remedies to cure disease.
Matthew 9:12: "But Jesus, hearing, said unto them, They do not need the doctor, but the sick." This verse shows that Jesus recognized the importance of doctors and medical treatments.
Luke 5:31: "And Jesus, answering, said unto them, They do not need doctor who are healthy, but those who are sick." This verse is similar to the previous one and also shows the importance of doctors and medical treatments.
“Proponha-se a exercitar-se nas virtudes”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
