Proverbs 14:30

New English Translation

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

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’”

Job 5:2

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

Psalm 112:10

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.

Psalm 119:80

May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed. כ (Kaf)

Proverbs 12:4

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 3:8

This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Habakkuk 3:16

I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

Acts 7:9

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,

2 Timothy 1:7

For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.

James 4:5

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, “The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?