Proverbs 16:24

New King James Version

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 3:8

It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

Proverbs 23:16

Yes, my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak right things.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.

Proverbs 15:26

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, But the words of the pure are pleasant.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips, O my spouse, Drip as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under your tongue; And the fragrance of your garments Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth.

Revelation 10:10

Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.