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Proverbs 16

Prov. 16:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Pleasant
no`am (Hebrew #5278)
agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace
KJV usage: beauty, pleasant(-ness).
Pronounce: no'-am
Origin: from 5276
words
'emer (Hebrew #561)
something said
KJV usage: answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Pronounce: ay'-mer
Origin: from 559
are as an honeycomb
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
tsuwph (Hebrew #6688)
comb of honey (from dripping)
KJV usage: honeycomb.
Pronounce: tsoof
Origin: from 6687
v, sweet
mathowq (Hebrew #4966)
from 4985; sweet
KJV usage: sweet(-er, -ness).
Pronounce: maw-thoke'
Origin: or mathuwq {maw-thook'}
to the soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, and health
marpe' (Hebrew #4832)
properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
KJV usage: ((in-))cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.
Pronounce: mar-pay'
Origin: from 7495
to the bones
`etsem (Hebrew #6106)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
KJV usage: body, bone, X life, (self-)same, strength, X very.
Pronounce: eh'tsem
Origin: from 6105
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Psa. 19:10• 10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)

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Soul; Spirit

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Ministry on This Verse

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Pleasant.
Prov. 12:18• 18There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health. (Prov. 12:18)
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Prov. 15:23,26• 23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!
 26The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant. (Prov. 15:23,26)
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Prov. 23:16• 16and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things. (Prov. 23:16)
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Prov. 25:11‑12• 11As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
 12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. (Prov. 25:11‑12)
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Prov. 27:9• 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel. (Prov. 27:9)
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Deut. 32:2• 2My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. (Deut. 32:2)
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Song of Sol. 4:11• 11Thy lips, my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. (Song of Sol. 4:11)
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John 20:19‑21• 19When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first day of the week, and the doors shut where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace be to you.
 20And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.
 21Jesus said therefore again to them, Peace be to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you. (John 20:19‑21)
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Prov. 24:13‑14• 13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
 14so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. (Prov. 24:13‑14)
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Psa. 19:10• 10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Psa. 119:103• 103How sweet are thy *words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth! (Psa. 119:103)
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Jer. 15:16• 16Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts. (Jer. 15:16)
health.
Prov. 3:8• 8it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones. (Prov. 3:8)
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Prov. 4:22• 22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. (Prov. 4:22)
• It is the condition of the heart that is of prime importance. If all be right there, the words of the lips will accord therewith. (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.