Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Rottenness
Bible References
Sound
Proverbs 4:23
Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.
Psalm 119:80
May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed. Kaf
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.
Envy
Job 5:2
For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.
Acts 7:9
"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him
Romans 1:29
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,
James 4:5
Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?
Rottenness
Proverbs 3:8
This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.