Proverbs 16:24
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”Proverbs 16:24
What Does Proverbs 16:24 Mean?
Proverbs 16:24 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 24 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 16:24 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 12:25“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”Proverbs 12:18“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”Proverbs 24:13“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”Proverbs 15:4“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”Proverbs 31:26“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”Proverbs 4:22“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”Proverbs 25:11“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”Proverbs 3:8“It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”Proverbs 23:16“Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.”Psalms 119:103“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Proverbs 27:9“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”Psalms 19:10“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Proverbs 15:26“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Jeremiah 15:16“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.”Revelation 10:10“And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.”Deuteronomy 32:2“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:”Proverbs 15:23“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”John 20:19“Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”Song of Solomon 4:11“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.”Proverbs 20:15“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”
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