Proverbs 3:8
it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
In Context
7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
Cross References
Job 21:24His sides are full of fat, and the marrow of his bones is moistened;
Proverbs 4:22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.
Ezekiel 16:4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water for cleansing; thou wast not rubbed with salt at all, nor swaddled at all.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:8-13
Consecration to God. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. We have… Read the whole commentary →