Proverbs 16:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: 14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver. 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you! 20 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields; like rain on the young grass and showers on the garden plants:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21 The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10 More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

    16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

    24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

    7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30 The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6 When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3 For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

    21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25 Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24 His buckets are full of milk, and there is no loss of strength in his bones.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26 Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16 His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22 So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11 Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25 How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3 For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.