Proverbs 3:8 (LSB)

Passage

It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9 Honor Yahweh from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;

Proverbs 3:10 So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will burst with new wine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healing", "body", "refreshment", and "bones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "healing" and "body", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Do not be wise in your own..." into verse 9's "Honor Yahweh from your wealth And from...", so "healing" and "body" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "healing" and "body" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.