Bible verse
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 16.
20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
KJV
Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
ASV
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
ERV
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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