Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:30
30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
- New International Version (NIV)A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
Context of Proverbs 14:30
28A large population is a king’s splendor, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation. 29A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness. A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones. 31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him. 32The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.
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חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:30
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
- Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless regarding your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.
- Job 5:2For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked one will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth in despair. The desire of the wicked leads to ruin.
- Acts 7:9“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him
- Romans 1:29They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- James 4:5Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?
- Proverbs 3:8This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones.
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a wife who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
- Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30A sound heart is the life of the flesh - A healthy state of the blood, and a proper circulation of that stream of life, is the grand cause, in the hand of God, of health and longevity. If the heart be diseased, life cannot be long continued.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Sound heart - literally, “heart of health,” that in which all emotions and appetites are in a healthy equilibrium. The contrast with this is the envy which eats, like a consuming disease, into the very bones and marrow of a man‘s moral life.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30Verse 30 An upright, contented, and benevolent mind, tends to health.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30A peaceful heart has settled its inner conflicts. Being free from jealousy is good for physical health.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. A sound heart--both literally and figuratively, a source of health; in the latter sense, opposed to the known effect of evil passions on health.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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