Proverbs 16:24

English Standard Version

²⁴^(A)Gracious words are like ^(B)a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and ^(C)health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24 in all English translations

Proverbs 12:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings ^(B)healing.

Proverbs 12:18 in all English translations

Proverbs 24:13-14

English Standard Version

¹³My son, ^(A)eat honey, for it is good,
    and ^(B)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
¹⁴Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, there will be ^(C)a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

Read full chapter

Proverbs 4:22

English Standard Version

²²For they are ^(A)life to those who find them,
and healing to all their^[a] flesh.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Proverbs 4:22 Hebrew his

Proverbs 4:22 in all English translations

Proverbs 25:11-12

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
¹²Like ^(B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to ^(C)a listening ear.

Read full chapter

Proverbs 3:8

English Standard Version

⁸It will be ^(A)healing to your flesh^[a]
and ^(B)refreshment^[b] to your bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine

Proverbs 3:8 in all English translations

Proverbs 23:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶My ^(A)inmost being^[a] will exult
when your lips speak ^(B)what is right.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys

Proverbs 23:16 in all English translations

Proverbs 27:9

English Standard Version

⁹^(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

Proverbs 27:9 in all English translations

Psalm 119:103

English Standard Version

¹⁰³How ^(A)sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Read full chapter

Psalm 119:103 in all English translations

Psalm 19:10

English Standard Version

¹⁰More to be desired are they than ^(A)gold,
even much ^(B)fine gold;
^(C)sweeter also than honey
and drippings of ^(D)the honeycomb.

Read full chapter

Psalm 19:10 in all English translations

Proverbs 15:26

English Standard Version

²⁶^(A)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
but ^(B)gracious words are pure.

Read full chapter

Proverbs 15:26 in all English translations

Jeremiah 15:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶Your words were found, ^(A)and I ate them,
    and ^(B)your words became to me a joy
    and the delight of my heart,
^(C)for I am called by your name,
    O Lord, God of hosts.