Proverbs
Proverbs 16:24
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant | נֹ֑עַם | nō·‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5278 delightfulness, pleasantness |
| words | אִמְרֵי־ | ’im·rê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| are a honeycomb | צוּף־ | ṣūp̄- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6688 comb |
| sweet | מָת֥וֹק | mā·ṯō·wq | Adjective - masculine singular | H4966 sweet |
| to the soul | לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ | lan·ne·p̄eš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and healing | וּמַרְפֵּ֥א | ū·mar·pê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4832 healing, cure, health |
| to the bones | לָעָֽצֶם׃ | lā·‘ā·ṣem | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 12:18 · Proverbs 24:13–14 · Proverbs 4:22 · Proverbs 25:11–12 · Proverbs 23:16 · Proverbs 3:8 · Psalm 119:103 · Proverbs 27:9 · Psalm 19:10 · Proverbs 15:26 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Deuteronomy 32:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.