Proverbs 16:24

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My sonne, thou eatest hony & ye swete hony cobe, because it is good & swete in thy mouth. 14 Euen so shall ye knowlege of wysdome be vnto yi soule, as soone as thou hast gotte it. And there is good hope, yee yi hope shal not be in vayne.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe. 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life vnto all those that finde the, and health vnto all their bodies.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More pleasunt are they then golde, yee then moch fyne golde: sweter then hony & the hony combe.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 O how swete are thy wordes vnto my throte? Yee more the hony vnto my mouth.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 so shal thy nauel be whole, and thy bones stronge.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 The LORDE abhoreth ye ymaginacions of ye wicked, but pure wordes are pleasaunt vnto him.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 The herte is glad of a swete oyntment and sauoure, but a stomacke that ca geue good councell, reioyseth a mans neghboure.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lippes (o my spouse) droppe as the hony combe, yee mylck and hony is vnder thy tonge, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of frankynsense.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 When I had founde thy wordes, I at them vp gredely: they haue made my hert ioyfull & glad. For I call vpon thy name, o LORDE God off hoostes.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 The same Sabbath at eue wha ye disciples were gathered together, and the dores were shut for feare of ye Iewes, came Iesus, and stode i ye myddes, & sayde vnto the: Peace be wt you. 20 And wha he had so sayde, he shewed the his hades & his syde. The were ye disciples glad, yt they sawe ye LORDE. 21 The sayde Iesus vnto the agayne: Peace be with you. Like as my father sent me, eue so sede I you.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctryne droppe as doth the raine, and my speach flowe as doth the dew. Euen as the rayne vpon the grasse, and as the droppes vpon the herbe.

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%

    13My sonne, thou eatest hony & ye swete hony cobe, because it is good & swete in thy mouth.

    14Euen so shall ye knowlege of wysdome be vnto yi soule, as soone as thou hast gotte it. And there is good hope, yee yi hope shal not be in vayne.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103O how swete are thy wordes vnto my throte? Yee more the hony vnto my mouth.

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22For they are life vnto all those that finde the, and health vnto all their bodies.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8so shal thy nauel be whole, and thy bones stronge.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10More pleasunt are they then golde, yee then moch fyne golde: sweter then hony & the hony combe.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22A mery herte maketh a lusty age, but a sorowfull mide dryeth vp ye bones.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10Yf wy?dome entre in to thine herte, and yi soule delyte in knowlege:

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25There is a waye yt men thinke to be right, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15With pacience maye a prynce be pacified, & wt a soft tonge maye rigorousnes be broke.

    16Yf thou findest hony, eate so moch as is sufficiet for ye: lest thou be ouer full, & perbreake it out againe.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?

    24The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Faithfull are the woundes of a louer, but ye kysses of an enemie are disceatfull.

    7He that is full, abhorreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hogrie, euery sower thinge is swete.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30Like as ye clearnesse of ye eyes reioyseth ye herte, so doth a good name fede ye bones.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A mery herte is the life of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6so wil I take it, as though he had poured oyle vpo my heade: it shal not hurte my heade, yee I wil praye yet for their wickednesse.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3For the lippes of an harlot are a droppinge hony combe, and hir throte is softer then oyle.

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

    21Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25Heuynesse discorageth ye herte of man, but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24euen when his bowels are at the fattest, and his bones full of mary.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9The herte is glad of a swete oyntment and sauoure, but a stomacke that ca geue good councell, reioyseth a mans neghboure.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16His throte is swete, yee he is alltogether louely. Soch one is my loue (o ye doughters of Ierusalem) soch one is my loue.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16To haue wy?dome in possession is better then golde, and to get vnderstondynge, is more worth then syluer.

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15A mouth of vnderstodinge is more worth then golde, many precious stones, and costly Iewels.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17stollen waters are swete, & the bred that is preuely eaten, hath a good taist.

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21O cast thy burthen (or care) vpon the LORDE, he shal norish the, and not leaue the rightuous in vnquietnesse.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11Thy lippes (o my spouse) droppe as the hony combe, yee mylck and hony is vnder thy tonge, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of frankynsense.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25Wherfore blame ye then the wordes, that are well and truly spoken?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13A mery herte maketh a chearfull countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25A good reporte out of a farre countre, is like colde water to a thyrstie soule.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For like as the mouth tasteth the meates, so the eare proueth & discerneth the wordes.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30The frute of the rightuous is as the tre of life, a wyse man also wynneth mens soules.