OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 24

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 context

Proverbs 16:21–27

21

The wise in heart shall be called prudent.

Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

22

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,

but the punishment of fools is their folly.

23

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,

and adds learning to his lips.

24
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Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25

There is a way which seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

26

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

27

A worthless man devises mischief.

His speech is like a scorching fire.

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