Proverbs 14:30 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

A tranquil heart makes for a healthy body, but jealousy is like bone cancer.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

DBY:

A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

YLT:

A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.

Proverbs 14:30 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Habakkuk 3:16 I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

14:30 A sound heart - Free from envy and inordinate passions. Is life - Procures and maintains the health and vigour of the body.

MHC:

14:18. Sin is the shame of sinners; but wisdom is the honour of the wise. 19. Even bad men acknowledge the excellency of God's people. 20. Friendship in the world is governed by self-interest. It is good to have God our Friend; he will not desert us. 21. To despise a man for his employment or appearance is a sin. 22. How wisely those consult their own interest, who not only do good, but devise it! 23. Labour of the head, or of the hand, will turn to some good account. But if men's religion runs all out in talk and noise, they will come to nothing. 24. The riches of men of wisdom and piety enlarge their usefulness. 25. An upright man will venture the displeasure of the greatest, to bring truth to light. 26,27. Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him, have a strong ground of confidence, and will be preserved. Let us seek to this Fountain of life, that we may escape the snares of death. 28. Let all that wish well to the kingdom of Christ, do what they can, that many may be added to his church. 29. A mild, patient man is one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. Unbridled passion is folly made known. 30. An upright, contented, and benevolent mind, tends to health. 31. To oppress the poor is to reproach our Creator. 32. The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some dread of death, have the blessed hope, which God, who cannot lie, has given them. 33. Wisdom possesses the heart, and thus regulates the affections and tempers. 34. Piety and holiness always promote industry, sobriety, and honesty. 35. The great King who reigns over heaven and earth, will reward faithful servants who honour his gospel by the proper discharge of the duties of their stations: he despises not the services of the lowest.

CONC:

Body Bones Disease Envy Flesh Gives Healed Heart Makes Mind Passion Peace Quiet Rot Rots Rottenness Tranquil

Body Bones Disease Envy Flesh Gives Healed Heart Life Makes Mind Passion Peace Quiet Rot Rottenness Sound Tranquil

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