And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
Proverbs 14:30 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: But envy is the rottenness of the bones. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: But envy the rottenness of the bones. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. American Standard Version (1901) A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones. Common English Bible A peaceful mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones. Catholic Public Domain Version The well-being of the heart is life for the flesh. But envy is decay for the bones. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones. |
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart is a good medicine: But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
I heard, and my belly trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place: That I should rest in the day of trouble, When it cometh up against the people which invadeth him in troops.
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?