Proverbs 14:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A tranquilמַרְפֵּ֑א
(mar·pe;)
4832: a healing, cure, healthfrom rapha
heartלֵ֣ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
is life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
to the body,בְ֭שָׂרִים
(ve·sa·rim)
1320: fleshfrom basar
But passionקִנְאָֽה׃
(kin·'ah.)
7068: ardor, zeal, jealousyfrom an unused word
is rottennessוּרְקַ֖ב
(u·re·kav)
7538: rottenness, decayfrom raqeb
to the bones.עֲצָמֹ֣ות
(a·tza·mo·vt)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom


















KJV Lexicon
A sound
marpe'  (mar-pay')
curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
is the life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of the flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
but envy
qin'ah  (kin-aw')
jealousy or envy -- envy(-ied), jealousy, sake, zeal.
the rottenness
raqab  (raw-kawb')
decay (by caries) -- rottenness (thing).
of the bones
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.

King James Bible
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

International Standard Version
A tranquil mind brings life to one's body, but jealousy causes one's bones to rot.

NET Bible
A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that cools his anger is a healer of his heart, and envy is the decay of the bones.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A tranquil heart makes for a healthy body, but jealousy is [like] bone cancer.

King James 2000 Bible
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
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