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Proverbs 3:8

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It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
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  1. Proverbs 4:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

  2. Psalms 147:3Rank 2 from verse 8
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    3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  3. Proverbs 16:24Rank 3 from verse 8
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    24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  4. Job 21:24Rank 4 from verse 8
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    24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

  5. Ezekiel 16:4–5Rank 5 from verse 8
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    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.

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Proverbs 3:8

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

health

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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

COMBINED MEANING

navel

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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

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marrow

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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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7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

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9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

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