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Proverbs 16:24

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24uPleasant words are as an xhoneycomb,

xSweet to the soul, and yhealth to the bones.

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Footnotes

  1. uch. 15:26.
  2. xSo Ps. 19:10.
  3. xSo Ps. 19:10.
  4. ySo ch. 17:22. See ch. 4:22.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Gracious words are like a honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Gracious words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:

sweet to the taste and health to the body.

NLTNew Living Translation

Kind words are like honey—

sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.