IN HIMbasic
In Proverbs 4:20–22, what is metaphorically described as providing 'life' and 'health' (or medicine) to a person's whole body?
Answer
God's words
Explanation
### Why this is right
The book identifies God’s Medicine with His Word, drawing on Proverbs’ description of God’s words as life and health, or medicine, to the flesh.
### The concept
The medicine image is a metaphor for the author’s claim that Scripture should be received and applied inwardly. It is not the name of a drug or a clinical treatment.
### The other options
- **B. A named pharmaceutical product**: the text does not identify a drug.
- **C. A substitute for all medical care**: the passage does not state this.
- **D. A church building**: this is unrelated to the metaphor.
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