Proverbs 14:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 14:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 14:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 — World English Bible

Proverbs 14:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A healed heart <FI>is<Fi> life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones <FI>is<Fi> envy.”

Proverbs 14:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 14:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 14:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 14:30 in Context — Proverbs 14

28 Na multidão do povo está a honra do rei, mas a falta de gente é a ruína do príncipe.

29 Quem demora para se irar tem muito entendimento, mas aquele de espírito impetuoso exalta a loucura.

30 O coração em paz é vida para o corpo, mas a inveja é [como] podridão nos ossos.

31 Quem oprime ao pobre insulta ao seu Criador; mas aquele que mostra compaixão ao necessitado o honra.

32 Por sua malícia, o perverso é excluído; porém o justo [até] em sua morte mantém a confiança.

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What Does Proverbs 14:30 Mean?

Proverbs 14:30 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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