Proverbs 14:30

Modern English Version

A sound mind is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”

Job 5:2

For anger slays the foolish man, and jealousy kills the gullible.

Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 119:80

Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, so that I may not be ashamed.

Proverbs 12:4

A virtuous wife is the crown of her husband, but a wife who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22

A heart of cheer does good like a medicine, but a wounded spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 3:8

It will be healing to your flesh, and strength to your bones.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the springs of life.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard, and my body trembled; my lips quivered at the sound; rottenness entered my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will wait quietly for the day when calamity comes on the people invading us.

Acts 7:9

“The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him,

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and craftiness. They are gossips,

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control.

James 4:5

Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “He yearns jealously for the spirit that lives in us” ?