Pro 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
This passage may just be instructional for observation, BUT it also appears to me to be stated to be a choice. What is the effect of your life in the presence of others? Is it a medicine to bless? Is it a broken spirit that drieth the bones of others.
If we are spending time in the Scriptures and enjoying time in prayer before our all sufficient Saviour, there should be little bone dust develop among our acquaintances, friends and brethren.