Proverbs 14:30

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

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  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • Rom 1:29 : 29 They have become filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
  • Prov 4:23 : 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
  • Ps 119:80 : 80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.
  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?

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  • 4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?

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    22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

    23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • 30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news revitalizes the bones.

  • 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • 8 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

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    13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a heart full of sorrow crushes the spirit.

    14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

    15 All the days of the afflicted are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

    16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

    17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

  • 2 For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

  • 4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth.

  • 25 Anxiety in a person's heart weighs them down, but a kind word cheers them up.

  • 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord all day long.

  • 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 4:22-23
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    22 For they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh.

    23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

  • 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

  • 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • 20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

  • 25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?

  • Prov 24:1-2
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    1 Do not envy wicked people or desire to be with them.

    2 For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

  • 31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • 20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • 13 Even in laughter, the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief.

  • 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.

  • 17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

  • 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it?

  • 34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

  • 20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • 3 A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • 8 A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • 14 Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.

  • 7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • 7 For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

  • 19 Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • 31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways.

  • 15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

  • 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

    28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

  • 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.