Proverbs 16:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 16:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 16:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 — World English Bible
Proverbs 16:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.”
Proverbs 16:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 16:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 16:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:24 in Context — Proverbs 16
22 Manancial de vida é o entendimento, para queles que o possuem; mas a instrução dos tolos é loucura.
23 O coração do sábio dá prudência à sua boca; e sobre seus lábios aumentará a instrução.
24 Favo de mel são as palavras suaves: doces para a alma, e remédio para os ossos.
25 Há um caminho que parece direito ao homem, porém seu fim são caminhos de morte.
26 A alma do trabalhador faz ele trabalhar para si, porque sua boca o obriga.
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What Does Proverbs 16:24 Mean?
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