Proverbs 3:8

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 3:8

8. It—This conduct. health—(Compare Margin). to thy navel—for all the organs of nourishment. marrow—(Compare Margin). bones—frame of body. True piety promotes bodily health. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 3:1-10

The fruit of peace 3:1-10The trust of the wise son (Proverbs 3:5-6) comes from heeding sound teaching (Proverbs 3:1-4), and it leads to confident obedience (Proverbs 3:7-9)."Teaching" (Proverbs 3:1, Heb. torah) means "law" or, more fundamentally, "instruction" or "direction." Here the context suggests that the teachings of the parents are in view rather than the Mosaic Law, though in Israel their instruction would have rested on the Torah of God."Where it [torah] occurs unqualified (Proverbs... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 3:1-12

4. Divine promises and human obligations 3:1-12This section is mainly about peace as a benefit of wise living, but it concludes with another appeal to seek wisdom. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-35

The Blessings of Obedience and of ChastisementThe first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the profitableness of divine chastening and the value of wisdom.1. Law] or ’direction.’ The teacher speaks as one having authority. 3. Mercy] RM ’kindness.’ He is to retain kindness and faithfulness, as he would the signet-ring which hangs from his neck by a cord (Genesis 38:18; Song of Solomon 8:6), or as the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 3:8

(8) Navel.—As being the centre, and so the most important part of the body. (Comp. the epithet applied to Delphi, “navel of the earth.”)Marrow.—Literally, watering: i.e., refreshing. (Comp. Job 21:24.) For the opposite condition, “dryness of the bones, comp. Proverbs 17:22. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 3:1-35

Self-reliant Or God-reliant? Proverbs 3:5-6 No one who reads the book of Proverbs can fail to see that its maxims are of the utmost value. We should truly be the poorer without its pithy, practical sayings, which bear upon almost every phase of life. How much we need to remember the verses that I read as our text. I. It is Often Considered a Fine Thing to be Self-Reliant. Many men boast that they rely only on themselves. A man will point with pride to his prosperous business and say, 'I... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-10

CHAPTER 4THE EARTHLY REWARDS OF WISDOMProverbs 3:1-10THE general teaching of these nine introductory chapters is that the "ways of Wisdom are pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." We are taught to look for the fruit of righteousness in long life and prosperity, for the penalty of sin in premature destruction. "The upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and they that deal treacherously shall be rooted out of it."... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-35

CHAPTER 10TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITYProverbs 9:1-18, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vicious woman and Wisdom in chapters 7 and 8, the introduction of the book closes with a little picture which is intended to repeat and sum up all that has gone before. It is a peroration, simple, graphic, and beautiful.There is a kind of competition between Wisdom and Folly, between Righteousness and Sin, between... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 3:1-25

CHAPTER 3 1. The call and promise of wisdom (Proverbs 3:1-10 ) 2. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom (Proverbs 3:11-20 ) 3. Promise and instruction (Proverbs 3:21-25 ) Proverbs 3:1-10 . The call to obedience is followed by promise. The promise is like all the promises to an earthly people “for length of days and long life”. Here are some blessed exhortations loved and cherished by all His people (Proverbs 3:5-7 ). How happier, and more fruitful the children of God would be if they... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 3:8

3:8 It shall be health to thy {e} navel, and marrow to thy bones.(e) By this part he comprehends the whole body, as by health he means all the benefits promised in the law both corporal and spiritual. read more

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