King James Version
Proverbs 3:8 in the King James Version says “It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening”
Proverbs 3:8 · KJV
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“to thy navel”
H8270a string (as twisted ), i.e., (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the center of strength)
“to thy bones”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
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