Proverbs 3:8
So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
In Context
7Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
9Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Cross References
Job 21:24His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.
Proverbs 4:22For they are life vnto those that find them, and health vnto all their flesh.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foote vnto the head, there is nothing whole therein, but wounds, and swelling, and sores full of corruption: they haue not bene wrapped, nor bound vp, nor mollified with oyle.
Ezekiel 16:4And in thy natiuitie whe thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut: thou wast not washed in water to soften thee: thou wast not salted with salt, nor swadled in cloutes.
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 →