Proverbs 14:30

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
  • Rom 1:29 : 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
  • Prov 4:23 : 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
  • Ps 119:80 : 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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    22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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    8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Prov 15:13-17
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    13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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    14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

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    24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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    22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

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    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

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    20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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    25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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    1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

    2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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    20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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