Proverbs 4:22
For my words are life to those who find them 1 and health to their whole body. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
In Context
21Do not let them turn away from your eyes; 1 keep them in your heart. 1
23Keep your heart safe and guard it with all diligence, 1 for from it flow the springs of life. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8It will be healing to your flesh 1 and refreshment for your body. 1
Proverbs 4:10Listen, my son, and pay attention to my words, 1 and you will have many years in your life. 1
Jeremiah 33:6But see, I am about to bring healing and a cure, for I will heal them and will bring to them abundance, peace, and faithfulness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →