Proverbs 14:30

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28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

29 ^aHe who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is¹ impulsive exalts folly.

30 A sound heart is life to the body,
But ^aenvy is ^brottenness to the bones.

31 ^aHe who oppresses the poor reproaches ^bhis Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But ^athe righteous has a refuge in his death.

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Proverbs 14:30

Sound heart - literally, "heart of health," that in which all emotions and appetites are in a healthy equilibrium. The contrast with this is the envy which eats, like a consuming disease, into the very bones and marrow of a man' s moral life.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 14:30:

Job 13:28
Job 30:17
Proverbs 15:4
Isaiah 66:14
James 4:5

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