Proverbs 16:24
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.
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.
Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Milde ord er kostelig honning, søt for sjelen og en legedom for kroppen.
- OTB
- Behagelige ord er som en honningkake, søte for sjelen og helbredende for benene.
- B1930
- Milde ord er kostelig honning, søt for sjelen og en lægedom for kroppen.
- BSB
- Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- KJV
- Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- WEB
- Pleasant words are a 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.
- DARBY
- Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
- BLB
- Words of pleasantness [are] a comb of honey—sweet to the soul and healing to the bone.
Studienotater (Tyndale)
Grunntekst og ordstudie
Kryssreferanser
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 24:13–14
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 25:11–12
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 23:16
My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 3:8
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Les i sammenhengProverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Les i sammenheng