Proverbs 4 · Verse 22

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:22, King James Version

Proverbs 4:22 in other translations

BSBFor they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
WEBFor they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
ASVFor they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
YLTFor life they are to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
DARBYFor they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
BBEFor they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
WebsterFor they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

What does Proverbs 4:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:20-22

20-22. (Compare Pr 4:10, 13; Pr 3:8, &c.).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:14-27

The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there…

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Proverbs 4:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חַיִּ֣יםchai.Yim[are] lifeH2416
הֵ֭םhemtheyH1992
לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םle.mo.tze.'ei.Hemto [those who] find themH4672
וּֽלְכָל\־u.le.khol-and to allH3605
בְּשָׂר֥וֹbe.sa.Roflesh hisH1320
מַרְפֵּֽא\׃mar.Pe'healthH4832

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 4:22

  • Jeremiah 33:6

    Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

  • Proverbs 12:18

    There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

  • Proverbs 4:10

    Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Proverbs 3:8

    It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Proverbs 4:4

    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
life.
4,10
health. Heb. medicine.
3:8; *marg:
12:18; Jer 33:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 4:21

    Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

  • Proverbs 4:22

    For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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Proverbs 4:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque son vida á los que las hallan, y medicina á toda su carne.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car ils sont la vie de ceux qui les trouvent, et la santé de toute leur chair.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Leben sind sie denen, die sie finden, und Gesundheit ihrem ganzen Fleische. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		vita enim sunt invenientibus ea, et universæ carni sanitas.