Proverbs 16:24

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Sayings of pleasantness `are' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate. 14 So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times. 12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For life they `are' to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 An abomination to Jehovah `are' thoughts of wickedness, And pure `are' sayings of pleasantness.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk `are' under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments `Is' as the fragrance of Lebanon.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;' 20 and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord. 21 Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

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%

    13Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

    14So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22For life they `are' to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4A healed tongue `is' a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25There is a way right before a man, And its latter end -- ways of death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

    16Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

    24A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

    7A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a 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%

    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A healed heart `is' life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones `is' envy.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil `is' her mouth,

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, `From the' increase of his lips he is satisfied.

    21Death and life `are' in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14From the fruit of the mouth `is' one satisfied `with' good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness `is' on her tongue.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16His mouth is sweetness -- and all of him desirable, This `is' my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart `is' war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they `are' drawn `swords'.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4Deep waters `are' the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom `is' a flowing brook.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk `are' under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments `Is' as the fragrance of Lebanon.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25`As' cold waters for a weary soul, So `is' a good report from a far country.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.