Proverbs 3:8
Then shall there be health to your body, and good keeping to your bones.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
In Context
7Be not wise in your own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
9Honor the Lord with your just labors, and give him the first of your fruits of righteousness:
Cross References
Job 21:24and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused throughout him.
Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those that find them, and + 4:22 Or, healing. health to all their flesh.
Isaiah 1:6From the feet to the head, there is no soundness in them; neither wound, nor bruise, nor festering ulcer are healed: it is not possible to apply a plaister, nor oil, nor bandages.
Ezekiel 16:4And as for your birth in the day wherein you were born, you did not bind your breasts, and you were not washed in water, neither was you salted with salt, neither was you swathed in swaddling-bands.
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 →