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For they are life to those who find them, And health to their whole body.
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Life for Soul and Body
Commentators explain that God's wisdom brings holistic well-being. It is "life" for the soul and "health to all their flesh." John Gill notes that following these teachings can preserve the body from diseases caused by sin, while also healing the soul's spiritual ailments. The promise is for the whole person.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Health - See the Proverbs 3:8 note.
19th Century
Anglican
For they are life ...—Compare 1 Timothy 4:8: Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the li…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For they [are] life to those that find them The words or doctrines of Christ, whose type Solomon was, are to be foun…
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