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Proverbs 3:8

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Berean Standard Bible

This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

American Standard Version (1901)

It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

Bible in Basic English

This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

Free Bible Version

Then you will have healed and be made strong.

Geneva Bible 1599

So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.

King James (Authorized) Version

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

One Unity Resource Bible

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Translation for Translators

If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be like medicine for you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.

Noah Webster Bible

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

World English Bible

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Young's Literal Translation

Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

Context

Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart

⁷Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. ⁸This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

Summary

Proverbs 3:8 encourages readers to trust in the Lord and to honor Him with their wealth and with the firstfruits of all their crops. By doing so, they will experience blessings from God, including an abundance of food and new wine. This verse emphasizes the importance of acknowledging God's provision and sovereignty in all aspects of life, leading to a life filled with His favor and blessings. It highlights the principle of giving back to God as an act of gratitude and obedience, which ultimately leads to spiritual and material prosperity.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

It--This conduct. health--(Compare Margin). to thy navel--for all the organs of nourishment. marrow--(Compare Margin). bones--frame of body. True piety promotes bodily health.

Proverbs 3:8

Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart

⁷Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. ⁸This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

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Berean Standard Bible

This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

American Standard Version (1901)

It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

Bible in Basic English

This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

Free Bible Version

Then you will have healed and be made strong.

Geneva Bible 1599

So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.

King James (Authorized) Version

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

One Unity Resource Bible

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Translation for Translators

If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be like medicine for you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.

Noah Webster Bible

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

World English Bible

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Young's Literal Translation

Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.