Proverbs 3:8
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
- KJV
- It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
- WEB
- It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
- ASV
- It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
- DARBY
- it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
- BLB
- Healing it will be to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.
- ÅB
- Det skal være legedom for din kropp og gi ny styrke til dine ben.
- OTB
- Dette vil gi helse til din kropp og styrke til dine ben.
- B1930
- Det skal være lægedom for din kropp og gi ny styrke til dine ben.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Read in contextPsalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Read in contextProverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Read in contextJob 21:24
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:4–5
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:12–13
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
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