Proverbs 16:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14 Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken. 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

    16You have found honey–eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

    7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

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

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17“Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.