Proverbs 14:30

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • Rom 1:29 : 29 They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.
  • Prov 4:23 : 23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
  • Ps 119:80 : 80 May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.
  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says,“The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?

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  • Prov 15:13-17
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    13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

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

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

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    25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

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