Proverbs 3:8
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
In Context
7I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits :
Cross References
Job 21:24His bowels are full of fat, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those that find them, and health to all flesh.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot unto the top of the head, there is no soundness therein: wounds and bruises and swelling sores: they are not bound up, nor dressed, nor fomented with oil.
Ezekiel 16:4And when thou wast born, in the day of thy nativity thy navel wits not cut, neither wast thou washed with water for thy health, nor salted with salt, nor swaddled with clouts.
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 →