Proverbs 3:8
Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
9Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
Cross References
Job 21:24His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.
Proverbs 4:22For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot — unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.
Ezekiel 16:4As to thy nativity, in the day thou wast born, Thou — thy navel hath not been cut, And in water thou wast not washed for ease, And thou hast not been salted at all, And thou hast not been swaddled at all.
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 →