30A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.


In Context

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

28 A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.

29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.

30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge.

Proverbs 14:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:30A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:30Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:30A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.