Proverbs 3:8
It will be healing to your flesh 1 and refreshment for your body. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
In Context
7Do not be wise in your own eyes; 1 fear Yahweh and turn away from evil. 1
9Honor Yahweh with your wealth 1 and with the firstfruits of all your produce, 1
Cross References
Job 21:24His body is full of milk, 1 and the marrow of his bones is moist. 1
Proverbs 4:22For my words are life to those who find them 1 and health to their whole body. 1
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot to the head there is no part unharmed; 1 only wounds, and bruises, and fresh open wounds; 1 they have not been closed, cleansed, bandaged, nor treated with oil. 1
Ezekiel 16:4On the day of your birth, your mother did not cut your navel, nor did she purify you in water or rub you down with salt, or wrap cloth around you.
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 →