Proverbs 14:30 · KJV
“A sound heart {is} the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
— Proverbs 14:30
{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 14 — Context
In the multitude of people {is} the king's honour: but in the want of people {is} the destruction of the prince.
29{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}
30A sound heart {is} the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. {with...: Heb. above all keeping}
Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}
Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. {health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman {is} a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed {is} as rottenness in his bones.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Psalms 112:10
The wicked shall see {it}, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 119:80
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.