Proverbs 16:24
New King James Version
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 12:18
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18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (B)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
Proverbs 4:22
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22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 25:11-12
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11 A word fitly (A)spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 3:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Body, lit. navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit. drink
Proverbs 23:16
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16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
Proverbs 27:9
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9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Psalm 119:103
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103 (A)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than (A)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the [a]honeycomb.
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:10 honey in the combs
Proverbs 15:26
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26 (A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
(B)But the words of the pure are pleasant.
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I (A)ate them,
And (B)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Deuteronomy 32:2
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2 Let (A)my [a]teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
(B)As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:2 doctrine
John 20:19-21
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The Apostles Commissioned(A)
19 (B)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for (C)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (D)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (E)showed them His hands and His side. (F)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (G)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
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- John 20:19 NU omits assembled
Proverbs 15:23
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:23 Lit. in its time
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