Proverbs 16:24
Strong's Lexicon
Pleasant
נֹ֑עַם (nō·‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5278: 1) kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour 1a) delightfulness 1b) symbolic name of one of two staves 1c) pleasantness

words
אִמְרֵי־ (’im·rê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 561: 1) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command

are a honeycomb
צוּף־ (ṣūp̄-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6688: 1) honeycomb

דְּ֭בַשׁ (də·ḇaš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1706: 1) honey

sweet
מָת֥וֹק (mā·ṯō·wq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4966: adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing)

to the soul
לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ (lan·ne·p̄eš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

and healing
וּמַרְפֵּ֥א (ū·mar·pê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4832: 1) health, healing, cure 1a) healing, cure 1b) health, profit, sound (of mind) 1c) healing 1c1) incurable (with negative)

to the bones.
לָעָֽצֶם׃ (lā·‘ā·ṣem)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6106: 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Young's Literal Translation
Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb : sweet to the taste and health to the body.

New American Standard Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

King James Bible
Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

New Living Translation
Kind words are like honey--sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

English Standard Version
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

New American Standard Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

King James Bible
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.

International Standard Version
Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb— sweet to the soul and healing for the body.

NET Bible
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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

English Revised Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Young's Literal Translation
Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
















Cross References
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Proverbs 4:22
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 24:14
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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