Proverbs 16:24
King James Version (KJV)
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
World English Bible (WEB)
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 Cross References
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:
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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.
