Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, 1 And marrow to thy bones. 1
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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: 1 Fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 1
9Honour the Lord with thy substance, 1 And with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 1
Cross References
Job 21:24His breasts are full of milk, 1 And his bones are moistened with marrow. 1
Proverbs 4:22For they are life unto those that find them, 1 And health to all their flesh. 1
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; 1 But wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: 1 They have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 1
Ezekiel 16:4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted 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 →