Proverbs 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 3:8 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 3:8 — KJV
“It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening”
— Proverbs 3:8 (KJV)
Proverbs 3:8 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 3:8
“There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. rest: Heb. peace, or, health”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:8: health, bones, heb
“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. health: Heb. medicine”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:8: health, heb, medicine
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:8: bones, heb
“And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. middle: Heb. navel Meonenim: or, the regarders of times”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:8: navel, heb
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:8: bones, heb
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