Proverbs 14:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”
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“A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A healed heart <FI>is<Fi> life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones <FI>is<Fi> envy.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 14:30 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 21:6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
- Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
- Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
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