Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.
New American Standard Bible
Sweet to the soul and
King James Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Holman Bible
sweet to the taste
International Standard Version
Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb sweet to the soul and healing for the body.
A Conservative Version
Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
American Standard Version
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Amplified
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweet and delightful to the soul and healing to the body.
Bible in Basic English
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Darby Translation
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
King James 2000
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Pleasant sayings [are] a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
Modern King James verseion
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Fair words are a honeycomb, a refreshing of the mind, and health of the bones.
NET Bible
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
New Heart English Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
The Emphasized Bible
A comb of honey, are pleasant words, sweet to the taste and healing to the bone.
Webster
Pleasant words are as a honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
World English Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
Themes
Honey » In the honeycomb sweetest and most valuable
Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
23 The heart of the wise shall attend to his mouth, and he shall add knowledge to his lips. 24 Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones. 25 There is a way straight before a man, and its latter state the ways of death.
Cross References
Psalm 19:10
Being desirable above gold, and above much pure gold, and being sweet above honey, and the dropping of honey-combs.
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those finding them, and healing to all their flesh.
Proverbs 15:26
The purposes of evil an abomination of Jehovah: and the pure speaking of pleasantness.
Proverbs 24:13-14
My son, eat honey, for it is good; and the dropping of honey being sweet to thy palate.
Proverbs 12:18
There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.
Proverbs 15:23
Joy to the man in the answer of his mouth: and a word in its time how good
Proverbs 25:11-12
Apples of gold in images of silver is the word spoken upon its wheels.
Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My word shall pour out as the dew, As the showers upon the herbage, And as the rains upon the green herb:
Psalm 119:103
How smooth were thy words to my palate I more than honey to my mouth!
Proverbs 3:8
It shall be healing to thy sinews, and moistening to thy bones.
Proverbs 23:16
And my reins shall exult in the speaking of thy lips uprightnesses.
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense will rejoice the heart: and the sweetness from his friend from the counsel of the soul.
Song of Songs 4:11
Thy lips will drop honey droppings, O bride: honey and milk under thy tongue, and the odor of thy garments as the odor of Lebanon.
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and eating them; and thy word will be to me for the gladness and for the joy of my heart: for thy name was called upon me, Jehovah the God of armies.
John 20:19-21
Then it being evening, in that one day of the sabbaths, and the doors shut where the disciples were gathered together for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace to you.