Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 14

5 songs meet this passage

  • “Guess who he learned that from”

    Taste · Sabrina Carpenter

    strains against Proverbs 14:30

    Taking pride in being unforgettable to an ex reflects an envious, restless heart rather than the contentment this proverb commends.

  • “Girl you got me down, you got me stressed out”

    Hotline Bling · Drake

    strains against Proverbs 14:30

    The emotional spiral here stems from envy and comparison rather than peace, which Proverbs warns corrodes rather than heals.

  • deja vu · Olivia Rodrigo

    strains against Proverbs 14:30

    The imagined rival's happiness becomes a source of inner rot for the singer, illustrating how envy eats at peace rather than granting it.

  • “Rather be in jail than alone”

    Kill Bill · SZA

    strains against Proverbs 14:30

    Envy and jealousy are described as rot to the bones; the lyric reveals how consuming that jealousy has become, preferring captivity to solitude.

  • “she'll suck the blood right from my wrists”

    emo vampires near you! (feat. DethTech) · izumi is dead

    strains against Proverbs 14:30

    The song romanticizes a relationship that drains and consumes; Proverbs frames a tranquil heart, not a devouring one, as true life, the opposite picture of what's described here.

Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.

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