Proverbs 14:30

New King James Version

A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

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

Job 5:2

For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 119:80

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

Proverbs 12:4

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame 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 merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

Proverbs 3:8

It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

Habakkuk 3:16

When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.

Acts 7:9

“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?