Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
††It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. medicine.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. watring, or moystning.
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- Proverbs 4:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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- Ezekiel 16:4–5Rank 5 from verse 8
4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
4‖And as for thy natiuity in the day thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee: thou wast not salted at all, nor swadled at all.
5None eye pitied thee to doe any of these vnto thee, to haue compassion vpon thee, but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast borne.
- Isaiah 1:6Rank 6 from verse 8
6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
6From the sole of the foote, euen vnto the head, there is no soundnesse in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they haue not beene closed, neither bound vp, neither mollified with ‖oyntment.
- Jeremiah 30:12–13Rank 7 from verse 8
12For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
12For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grieuous.
13† There is none to pleade thy cause, that thou mayest bee bonnd vp: thou hast no healing medicines.
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Proverbs 3:8
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Soundness or well-being of body. Sense 2: Healing, cure, or restoration to soundness. Sense 3: Saving help or deliverance.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The inner substance of bones. Sense 2: By extension, richness or nourishment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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3:7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
3:7¶ *Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the LORD, and depart from euill.
3:8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
3:8††It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones.
Selected passage3:9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:9*Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase.
3:10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
3:10*So shall thy barnes be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.