Verse 24

Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: 14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver. 12 [ As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words [are] pure.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips, O [my] bride, drop [as] the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first [day] of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 20 And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.