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Proverbs 3:8

It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

Kingdom, blessing and righteousness

Key words: rip̄'ûṯ ʿeṣem šōr

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Itrip̄'ûṯ רִפְאוּתrip̄'ûṯ2
shall betᵊhî תְּהִיhāyâ6
healthrip̄'ûṯ רִפְאוּתrip̄'ûṯ2
to thy navellᵊšāreḵā לְשָׁרֶּךָšōr1
and marrowvᵊšiqqûy וְשִׁקּוּיšiqqûy1
to thy boneslᵊʿaṣmôṯêḵā לְעַצְמוֹתֶיךָʿeṣem1

Cross-references 7

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

shall be 5
  • Proverbs 4:22 Proverbs 4:22

    22For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

  • Proverbs 16:24

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

  • Psalms 147:3

    3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

  • Isaiah 1:6

    6From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.

  • Jeremiah 30:12-13

    12"For thus says the LORD: "Your affliction is incurable, Your wound is severe. 13There is no one to plead your cause, That you may be bound up; You have no healing medicines.

thy navel 1
  • Ezekiel 16:4-5

    4As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. 5No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born.

marrow to thy bones 1
  • Job 21:24

    24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist.

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