Proverbs 3:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 21:24 : 24 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
Ps 147:3 : 3 He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
Prov 16:24 : 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Isa 1:6 : 6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; [but] wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.
Jer 30:12-13 : 12 For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
Ezek 16:4-5 : 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 No eye pitied thee, to do any of these things unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast born.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 4:21-23
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21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
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Prov 3:22-23
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75%
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
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Prov 3:9-10
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9Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
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Job 21:24
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24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
Prov 15:30
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30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.
Prov 16:24
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Prov 3:7
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Prov 14:30
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30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Prov 17:22
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Isa 58:8
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8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall by thy rearward.
Eph 6:3
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3that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Prov 3:2-5
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2For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
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Prov 9:11
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Ps 128:2
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Job 10:11
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Prov 23:16
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Job 5:27
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Prov 19:23
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Isa 58:11
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Job 33:21
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Isa 33:6
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Ps 51:8
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Isa 1:6
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Job 28:28
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