Mar 31, 2025
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
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A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) - A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.14.30.NLT
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you” —Isaiah 43:2 (NLT)
“Did You Know Worry is Optional?” By Rick Warren:
“You have three basic choices when it comes to the stress in your life: You can worry, you can ignore your stress, or you can relax and trust God.
The Bible says in Psalm 116:7, “I said to myself, ‘Relax, because the Lord takes care of you’” (NCV). You can’t trust God and worry at the same time.
That’s not just good spiritual wisdom from the Lord; it’s wisdom for your health as well. The Bible also says in Proverbs 14:30 that a heart at peace is a healthy heart: “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones” (NIV).
It’s not just what you eat that destroys your health — it’s what eats you! You can have the best health plan around — eat fresh, healthy, organic, and in proper portions — but if you’re resentful against someone in your life or worry about tomorrow, your health will suffer.
Worry is like a poison or a fire. It burns you up inside. I remember watching an old episode of the detective show “Columbo” when Country singer Johnny Cash played the bad guy. When he finally got caught, he said, “I’m so glad I got caught, because the guilt was killing me.”
We deal with all sorts of worries in our lives, but many of them revolve around these five areas. We worry:
We’ll be left alone.
We won’t know what to do in the future.
We won’t have what we need in the future.
We will be hurt by something or someone in the future.
We won’t have the strength to survive in the future.
But there’s good news: You don’t have to worry. Worry is optional misery! You have many things that impact your health that you cannot control. But you can control the amount you worry!
God has more than 7,000 promises in the Bible. Many of those promises center on the areas you worry about the most, like the five mentioned above.
If you have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, you know the One who created your future. His promises about your future give life, not stomach-eating worry.
The Bible says in one of those 7,000 promises: “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you” (Isaiah 43:2 NLT).
You have no need to worry. The One who holds your future will walk with you through it.”
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David. 1 Samuel 18:9
Constantly comparing ourselves to others leads to discontentment and jealousy. Jealousy can poison our relationships leading to hostility. That’s what happened to king Saul. He was so jealous of David that instead of appreciating his service and being grateful to him for saving him from the Philistines, he was chasing him like a common criminal. Jealousy is not something to be excused or rationalized. If you have been harbouring jealousy in your heart, confess them as sin and ask Jesus to uproot them from your heart. Then focus on His faithfulness in your life. That will stop you from comparing yourself with others.
I’m ready to see what someone else has and, instead of thinking I want that or Why can’t I have that? or But it’s not fair, I want to be genuinely joyful for the person. I’m ready to be grateful for everything I do have. I’m ready to trust You and Your plan for my life, God. I’m ready. Change my heart, change my heart.
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 NIV