Proverbs 4:22
For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
In Context
21Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
Proverbs 4:10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee.
Jeremiah 33:6Lo, I am increasing to it health and cure, And have healed them, and revealed to them The abundance of peace and truth.
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 →