Proverbios 4:22

22 Porque son vida a los que las hallan, y medicina a toda su carne

Proverbios 4:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:22

For they [are] life unto those that find them
The words or doctrines of Christ, whose type Solomon was, are to be found in the field of the Scriptures, by diligent searching for them; and being found, they are the means of spiritual life, and of maintaining it, and of showing the way, and bringing unto eternal life; see ( John 6:63 ) ; and health to all their flesh;
the whole man, soul and body, as they are the means of preserving the body from many diseases, which intemperance, lust, and luxury, lead unto, and are curbed by these; so of healing the various diseases of the soul; and, however, of directing to a panacea for them, to the blood of Christ, which is the true balm of Gilead, and he the physician of souls. Moreover, the doctrines of the Gospel are the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus; they are sound, salutary, and healthful, and serve to keep the soul in good plight, and the body too. The Septuagint render it, "to all flesh": that is, to all men; but this is not true in fact; for to some the Gospel of Christ, through contempt and rejection of it, is the savour of death unto death.

Proverbios 4:22 In-Context

20 Hijo mío, está atento a mis palabras; inclina tu oído a mis razones

21 No se aparten de tus ojos; guárdalas en medio de tu corazón

22 Porque son vida a los que las hallan, y medicina a toda su carne

23 Sobre toda cosa guardada, guarda tu corazón; porque de él mana la vida

24 Aparta de ti la perversidad de la boca, y aleja de ti la desviación de los labios