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Proverbs 16:24

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

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Proverbs 16:24 in other translations

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:24 in context

  1. 22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
    but the punishment of fools is their folly.
  2. 23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
    and adds learning to his lips.
  3. 24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
  4. 25There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but in the end it leads to death.
  5. 26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;
    for his mouth urges him on.