Proverbs 16:24

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth: 14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life vnto those that finde them, and health vnto all their bodyes.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lippes, O my spouse, drop as the hony combe, yea mylke and hony is vnder thy tongue, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of Libanus.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 When I had founde thy wordes I did eate them vp greedyly, they haue made my heart ioyfull and glad: for thy name was called vpon me O Lorde God of hoastes.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 The same day at nyght, whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes, when the doores were shut, where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes, came Iesus and stoode in the myddes, and sayth vnto them, peace be vnto you. 20 And when he had so sayde, he shewed vnto them his handes & his syde. Then were the disciples glad, when they sawe the Lorde. 21 Then sayde Iesus to them agayne, peace be vnto you: As my father sent me, euen so sende I you also.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shal drop as doth the rayne: and my speache shall flowe as doth the deawe, as the shoure vpon the hearbes, and as the droppes vpon the grasse.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:

    14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22 For they are life vnto those that finde them, and health vnto all their bodyes.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8 So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10 They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22 A mery heart make a lustie age: but a sorowfull minde dryeth vp the bones.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25 There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 With pacience is a prince pacified, and with a softe tongue is rigorousnesse broken.

    16 If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

    24 The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.

    7 He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17 Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30 The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart, & a good name feedeth the bones.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30 A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6 Let their iudges be thrust downe headlong from a rocke: then they wyll heare my wordes, for they be sweete.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3 For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

    21 Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25 Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24 His breastes are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1 A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26 She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16 The wordes of his mouth are sweete: yea he is altogether louely: Such a one is my loue O ye daughters of Hierusalem, such a one is my loue.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16 To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22 So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17 Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his wordes were smother then oyle, and yet be they very swordes.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11 Thy lippes, O my spouse, drop as the hony combe, yea mylke and hony is vnder thy tongue, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of Libanus.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25 How strong are the wordes of trueth? and which of you can rebuke or reproue them?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13 A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25 Good newes from a straunge countrey, are as colde water to a thirstie soule.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3 For the eare discerneth wordes, and the mouth tasteth the meates.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30 The fruite of the ryghteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.