Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
In context
22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 16:24 · 口語訳聖書ここちよい言葉は蜂蜜のように、魂に甘く、からだを健やかにする。한국어 · 잠언 16:24 · 개역한글선한 말은 꿀송이 같아서 마음에 달고 뼈에 양약이 되느니라Español · Proverbios 16:24 · Reina-Valera (1909)Panal de miel son los dichos suaves: suavidad al alma y medicina á los huesos.Português · Provérbios 16:24 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Favo de mel são as palavras suaves: doces para a alma, e remédio para os ossos.
