Proverbs 16:24

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Proverbs 16:22–26 · Berean Standard Bible

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

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

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

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Proverbs 12:18

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:23

A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:26

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.

Proverbs 23:16

My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

John 20:19

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

John 20:20

After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

John 20:21

Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 24:14

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

Psalms 19:10

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

Psalms 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

Proverbs 3:8

This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.