Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy muscles, And moisture to thy bones.
Noyes Bible
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 the LORD, and depart from evil.
9Honor the LORD with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thy increase;
Cross References
Job 21:24His sides are full of fat, And his bones moist with marrow.
Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it; It is all bruises, and stripes, and flesh wounds, Neither pressed, nor bound up, nor softened with ointment.
Ezekiel 16:4And as to thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water so as to be cleansed. Thou wast not sprinkled with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling-clothes.
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 →