Then he told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him: ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or if it pleases you, I’ll give you another vineyard for it,’ but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
Proverbs 14:30 - Tree of Life Version A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then he told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him: ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or if it pleases you, I’ll give you another vineyard for it,’ but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
The wicked will see it and be indignant. He will gnash with his teeth and waste away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
My heart will have integrity in following Your decrees, so that I would not be ashamed.
A virtuous wife is her husband’s crown, but a dishonoring one is like rottenness in his bones.
A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
I heard, and my belly trembled. My lips quivered at the sound. Decay comes into my bones. I tremble where I stand, since I must wait quietly for a day of distress to come up against the people who will invade us.
The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him.
They became filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice. They are gossips,
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and self-discipline.
Or do you think that in vain the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which He made to dwell in us”?