The Meaning of Proverbs 14:30 Explained

Proverbs 14:30

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

YLT: A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.

Darby: A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.

ASV: A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A sound  heart  [is] the life  of the flesh:  but envy  the rottenness  of the bones. 

What does Proverbs 14:30 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:30 mean?

[is] life to the body a heart sound but [is] rottenness to the bones envy
חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה

חַיֵּ֣י  [is]  life  to 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
בְ֭שָׂרִים  the  body 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
לֵ֣ב  a  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
מַרְפֵּ֑א  sound 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַרְפֵּא 
Sense: health, healing, cure.
וּרְקַ֖ב  but  [is]  rottenness  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רָקָב 
Sense: rottenness, decay (always fig).
עֲצָמ֣וֹת  the  bones 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֶצֶם 
Sense: bone, essence, substance.
קִנְאָֽה  envy 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: קִנְאָה  
Sense: ardour, zeal, jealousy.