Proverbs 16:24

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 ¶ My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste: 14 So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 ¶ A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 [As] an earring 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 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 shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 ¶ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 ¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips, O [my] spouse, 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 word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 ¶ Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you.› 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you: as› [my] ‹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 herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

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 son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:

    14So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103¶ How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23¶ The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21¶ The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10More to be desired [are they] than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22¶ A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15¶ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

    16¶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11¶ A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23¶ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!

    24¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.

    7¶ The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30¶ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13¶ Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil:

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20¶ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

    21¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25¶ Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15¶ There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

  • 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, yet [were] they drawn swords.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb: honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25¶ [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.