Proverbs 16:24

God's Word

Pleasant words are ⌞like⌟ honey from a honeycomb— sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.

Cross References

Psalm 119:103

How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.

Proverbs 12:18

Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.

Proverbs 15:23

A person is delighted to hear an answer from his own mouth, and a timely word—oh, how good!

Proverbs 15:26

The thoughts of evil people are disgusting to the Lord, but pleasant words are pure to him.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful heart is good medicine, but depression drains one’s strength.

Proverbs 23:16

My heart rejoices when you speak what is right.

Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest.

Proverbs 3:8

⌞Then⌟ your body will be healed, and your bones will have nourishment.

Proverbs 4:22

because they are life to those who find them and they heal the whole body.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The spokesman tried to find just the right words. He wrote the words of truth very carefully.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips drip honey, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your clothing is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I devoured them. Your words are my joy and my heart’s delight, because I am called by your name, O Lord God of Armies.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants.

Revelation 10:10

I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, it was bitter in my stomach.