Proverbs 16:24
New Living Translation
24 Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 12:18
New Living Translation
18 Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 24:13-14
New Living Translation
13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 4:22
New Living Translation
22 for they bring life to those who find them,
and healing to their whole body.
Proverbs 25:11-12
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11 Timely advice is lovely,
like golden apples in a silver basket.
12 To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
Proverbs 3:8
New Living Translation
8 Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
Proverbs 23:16
New Living Translation
16 Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
Proverbs 27:9
New Living Translation
9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Psalm 119:103
New Living Translation
103 How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.
Psalm 19:10
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10 They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
even honey dripping from the comb.
Proverbs 15:26
New Living Translation
26 The Lord detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
They are my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name,
O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
Deuteronomy 32:2
New Living Translation
2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.
John 20:19-21
New Living Translation
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 That Sunday evening[a] the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. 20 As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! 21 Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”
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- 20:19 Greek In the evening of that day, the first day of the week.
Proverbs 15:23
New Living Translation
23 Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
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