Proverbs 14:30

¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

A sound {H4832} heart {H3820} is the life {H2416} of the flesh {H1320}: but envy {H7068} the rottenness {H7538} of the bones {H6106}.

A tranquil mind gives health to the body, but envy rots the bones.

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 17:22 (17 votes)

    ¶ A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  • Proverbs 3:8 (9 votes)

    It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Job 5:2 (9 votes)

    For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Proverbs 12:4 (8 votes)

    ¶ A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

  • Proverbs 4:23 (8 votes)

    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.

  • 2 Timothy 1:7 (3 votes)

    For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

  • Romans 1:29 (3 votes)

    Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,