Devine Scripture

Proverbs 3:8

Proverbs chapter 3 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.7Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

v.8This passage

v.9Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

  • Jeremiah 30:12

    For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.

  • Ezekiel 16:4

    And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

  • Isaiah 1:6

    From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.

  • Job 21:24

    His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

  • Proverbs 16:24

    Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.