A Verse Mapping Bible Study on Proverbs
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Week 22: Proverbs 14:30
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Scripture Memory
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30
A s____ h____ i_ t__ l___ o_ t__ f____: b__ e___ t__ r_________ o_ t__ b____. Proverbs 14:30
Bible Context
Who?
King Solomon
When?
Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.
Why?
To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.
For whom?
Israelites (The Jewish People).
Word Studies
A sound heart 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.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Reflections
About God
About Self
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