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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />It will be healing to your body, And refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It will be health to your body [your marrow, your nerves, your sinews, your muscles—all your inner parts] And refreshment (physical well-being) to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This will make you healthy, and you will feel strong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Then] your body will be healed, and your bones will have nourishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It is healing to your navel, "" And moistening to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It shall be healing to thy sinews, and moistening to thy bones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It shall be healing to your flesh and marrow to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That there may be healing to your flesh and fatness to your bones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It shall be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=397" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Trust in the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">This will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7500.htm" title="7500: rip̄·’ūṯ (N-fs) -- A healing. From rapha'; a cure.">healing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8270.htm" title="8270: lə·šār·re·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Umbilical cord. From sharar; a string (compare shariyr), i.e. the umbilical cord.">to your body</a> <a href="/hebrew/8250.htm" title="8250: wə·šiq·qui (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A drink. From shaqah; a beverage; moisture, i.e. refreshment.">and refreshment</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: lə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">to your bones.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a></span><br />Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></span><br />saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Matthew 8:16-17</a></span><br />When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-16</a></span><br />Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. / Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">3 John 1:2</a></span><br />Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></span><br />“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-19.htm">Luke 6:19</a></span><br />The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a></span><br />Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-34.htm">Mark 5:34</a></span><br />“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Psalm 30:2</a></span><br />O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It shall be health to your navel, and marrow to your bones.</p><p class="hdg">shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Proverbs 4:22</a></b></br> For they <i>are</i> life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a></b></br> Pleasant words <i>are as</i> an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></b></br> He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.</p><p class="hdg">health</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Ezekiel 16:4,5</a></b></br> And <i>as for</i> thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple <i>thee</i>; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-24.htm">Job 21:24</a></b></br> His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/145-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/psalms/67-2.htm">Health</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-19.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Marrow</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Navel</a> <a href="/psalms/149-1.htm">New</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Nourishment</a> <a href="/job/32-20.htm">Refreshment</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Strength</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Body</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-4.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Health</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Marrow</a> <a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Navel</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">New</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-27.htm">Nourishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm">Refreshment</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-22.htm">Strength</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This will bring healing to your body</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the holistic well-being that comes from living in accordance with God's wisdom. In biblical times, health was often seen as a blessing from God, and obedience to His commandments was believed to lead to physical health. The Hebrew word for "healing" can also mean "cure" or "health," suggesting a restoration to wholeness. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that spiritual obedience can lead to physical blessings, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience to God's laws results in various blessings, including health. The body, in this context, represents the entire physical being, indicating that wisdom affects every aspect of life.<p><b>and refreshment to your bones.</b><br>The term "refreshment" implies a renewal or invigoration, suggesting that wisdom not only heals but also revitalizes. In ancient Hebrew culture, bones were often seen as the core of physical strength and vitality. The imagery of bones being refreshed indicates a deep, internal rejuvenation. This can be connected to <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, where dry bones are brought to life, symbolizing restoration and hope. The idea of bones being refreshed also points to the sustaining power of God's wisdom, which provides strength and endurance. This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers spiritual renewal and strength to believers, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>, where Jesus invites the weary to find rest in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. Proverbs is a collection of his wise sayings and teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Solomon originally addressed his wisdom literature, providing guidance for living a life that honors God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_body_and_bones.htm">The Body and Bones</a></b><br>Metaphorically representing the whole person, both physically and spiritually, indicating the comprehensive well-being that comes from following God's wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_well-being_through_wisdom.htm">Holistic Well-being through Wisdom</a></b><br>God's wisdom is not just for spiritual edification but also for physical health. Living according to His principles can lead to a healthier life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_interconnection_of_body_and_spirit.htm">The Interconnection of Body and Spirit</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "healing" (riph'ut) and "refreshment" (shiqquy) suggest a deep connection between spiritual obedience and physical health. Our spiritual state can affect our physical condition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_steps_to_health.htm">Practical Steps to Health</a></b><br>Embrace God's wisdom in daily decisions, such as maintaining integrity, practicing forgiveness, and living a life of moderation, which can lead to both spiritual and physical health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trusting in God's wisdom and promises can bring peace and reduce stress, which are significant factors in maintaining physical health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_healing.htm">The Role of Faith in Healing</a></b><br>While physical health is important, ultimate healing and refreshment come from a relationship with God, who provides for our needs in every aspect of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_hear_god's_guidance.htm">What does the Bible say about health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'one_shepherd,_one_flock'.htm">Are pleasant words like a honeycomb?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_horns_of_the_beast.htm">How does one walk, leap, and praise God simultaneously?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_speech.htm">What does the Bible teach about controlling speech?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Navel.</span>--As being the centre, and so the most important part of the body. (Comp. the epithet applied to Delphi, "navel of the earth.")<p><span class= "bld">Marrow.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">watering: i.e., </span>refreshing. (Comp. <a href="/job/21-24.htm" title="His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.">Job 21:24</a>.) For the opposite condition, "dryness of the bones, comp. <a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm" title="A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.">Proverbs 17:22</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.</span> A metaphorical expression, denoting the complete spiritual health which shall follow from fearing the Lord and departing from evil. <span class="accented">Health</span>, (<span class="accented">riph'uth</span>); properly, <span class="accented">healing</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ιἅσις</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">sanitas</span>; so Syriac and Arabic. The Targum Jonathan has <span class="accented">medicina</span>, "medicine," as the margin. The root <span class="accented">rapha</span> is properly "to sew together," and the secondary meaning, "to heal," is taken from the healing of a wound by sewing it up. Delitzsch, however, thinks <span class="accented">riph'uth</span> is not to be taken as a restoration from sickness, but as a raising up from enfeebled health, or a confirming of the strength which already exists. There shall be a continuance of health. Gesenius translates "refreshment." <span class="accented">To thy navel</span> (<span class="accented">l'shor'rekha</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">umbilico tuo</span>; so Targum Jonathan. <span class="accented">Shor</span> is "the navel," here used synecdochically for the whole body, just as "head" is put for the whole man (<a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Judges 5:30</a>), "mouth" for the whole person speaking (<a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a>), and "slow bellies" for depraved gluttons (<a href="/titus/1-12.htm">Titus 1:12</a>) (Gejerus, Umbreit). The idea is expressed in the LXX., Syriac, and Arabic by "to thy body" (<span class="greek">τῷ σώματι σου</span>; <span class="accented">corpori tuo</span>). The navel is here regarded as the centre of vital strength. For the word, see <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Ezekiel 16:4</a>. This is the only place in the Proverbs where this word is found. Gesenius, however, takes <span class="accented">shor, or l'shor'rekha</span>, as standing col. lectively for the nerves, in which, he says, is the seat of strength, and translates accordingly, "Health (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> refreshment) shall it be to thy nerves." <span class="accented">Marrow</span> (<span class="accented">shik'kuy</span>); literally, <span class="accented">watering</span> or <span class="accented">moistening</span>, as in the margin; Vulgate, <span class="accented">irrigatio.</span> Moistening is imparted to the bones by the marrow, and thus they are strengthened: "His bones are moistened with marrow" (<a href="/job/21-24.htm">Job 21:24</a>). Where there is an absence of marrow the drying up of the bones ensues, and hence their strength is impaired, and a general debility of the system sets in - they "wax old" (<a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3</a>). The effect of a broken spirit is thus described: "A broken spirit drieth up the bones" (<a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm">Proverbs 17:22</a>). The physiological fact here brought forward is borne witness to by Cicero, 'In Tusc.:' "In visceribus atque medullis omne bonum condidisse naturam" (cf. Plato). The meaning of the passage is that, as health to the navel and marrow to the bones stand as representatives of physical strength, so the fear of the Lord, etc., is the spiritual strength of God's children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">healing</span><br /><span class="heb">רִ֭פְאוּת</span> <span class="translit">(rip̄·’ūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7500.htm">Strong's 7500: </a> </span><span class="str2">A healing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your body</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šār·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8270.htm">Strong's 8270: </a> </span><span class="str2">A string, the umbilical cord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and refreshment</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiq·qui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8250.htm">Strong's 8250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beverage, moisture, refreshment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your bones.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:8 It will be health to your body (Prov. 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