Proverbs 16:24

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:18

There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those that find them, and health to all flesh.

Proverbs 3:8

For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

Proverbs 23:16

And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

Jeremiah 15:16

Thy words were found, and I did eat them: and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart, for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.

Proverbs 15:26

Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my doctrine gather as the rain, let my speech distil as the dew: as a shower upon the herb, and as drops upon the grass.

Proverbs 15:23

A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.

Revelation 10:10

And I took the book from the hand of the angel, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth, sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.