A soundheart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30
Sound | מַרְפֵּא
marpē'
Pronunciation: mar-pay'
Definition:
health, cure
health, profit, sound (of mind)
healing
Translations:
health 5x
healing 3x
remedy 3x
cure 1x
Heart | לֵב
lēḇ
Pronunciation: labe
Definition:
Inner man, mind, understanding
Mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection
Conscience
Translations:
Heart 508x
Mind 12x
Midst 11x
Understanding 10x
Wisdom 6x
Life | חַי
ḥay
Pronunciation: khah'-ee
Definition:
life
sustenance, maintenance
Translations:
live 197x
life 144x
beast 76x
alive 31x
creature 15x
Flesh | בָּשָׂר
bāśār
Pronunciation: baw-sawr'
Definition:
flesh of humans
the body itself
kindred, blood relations
flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
Translations:
flesh 256x
body 2x
kin 2x
Envy | קִנְאָה
qin'â
Pronunciation: kin-aw'
Definition:
ardour, zeal, jealousy
jealous disposition (of husband)
jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God)
Translations:
jealousy 25x
zeal 9x
envy 8x
Bones | עֶצֶם
ʿeṣem
Pronunciation: eh'tsem
Definition:
bone, essence, substance
body, limbs, members
substance, self
Translations:
bone 104x
selfsame 11x
body 2x
Paraphrase
A [healthy, profitable][understanding] is the [sustenance] of the [body itself]: but [a jealous disposition] the rottenness of the [essence, self]. Proverbs 14:30
Bible Cross References
Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Psalm 119:80
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
