Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 14:30
The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
In context
28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 14:30 · 口語訳聖書穏やかな心は身の命である、しかし興奮は骨を腐らせる。한국어 · 잠언 14:30 · 개역한글마음의 화평은 육신의 생명이나 시기는 뼈의 썩음이니라Español · Proverbios 14:30 · Reina-Valera (1909)El corazón apacible es vida de las carnes: mas la envidia, pudrimiento de huesos.Português · Provérbios 14:30 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O coração em paz é vida para o corpo, mas a inveja é como podridão nos ossos.
