Proverbs 14:30 Go deeper

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

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חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[is] [the] life of

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 1

בְ֭שָׂרִיםVe.sa.rimbodies

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 2

לֵ֣בleva heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 3

מַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'healing

Lemma: מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) · Strong's: H4832

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: healing

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:18, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 4

וּרְקַ֖בu.re.Kavand [is] rottenness of

Lemma: רָקָב (ra.qav) · Strong's: H7538

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: rottenness

Used 5 times. Also: Job 13:28, Proverbs 12:4, Hosea 5:12, Habakkuk 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7538; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 5

עֲצָמ֣וֹתa.tza.Motbones

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: bone

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 6

קִנְאָֽה\׃kin.'Ahjealousy

Lemma: קִנְאָה (qin.ah) · Strong's: H7068

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: jealousy

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:25, Numbers 5:29, Numbers 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7068; TAHOT Proverbs 14:30 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A tranquil	→	מַרְפֵּא H4832 healing
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
to the body	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh
but envy	→	קִנְאָה H7068 jealousy
rots	→	רָקָב H7538 rottenness
the bones	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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