Proverbs 14:30
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
In context
28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Proverbs 14:30 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- KJV King James Version
- A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
- WEB World English Bible
- The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.