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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/16-23.htm" title="Proverbs 16:23">◄</a> Proverbs 16:24 <a href="../proverbs/16-25.htm" title="Proverbs 16:25">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/16.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweet <i>and</i> delightful to the soul and healing to the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Kind words are like honey--they cheer you up and make you feel strong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Kind words are like honey--sweet to the taste and good for your health. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pleasant words are [like] honey from a honeycomb- sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb— sweet to the soul and healing for the body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words <i>are as</i> an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words <i>are like</i> a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/16.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/16.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/16.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words <i>are</i> <i>like</i> a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/16.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as a honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/16.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/16.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/16.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, "" Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The speech of the wise is a honeycomb of honey, and it is sweet to his soul and healing to his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The speech of a wise man is like honeycomb, sweet to his soul, and health to his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Good words are honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="5278: nō·‘am (N-ms) -- Delightfulness, pleasantness. From na'em; agreeableness, i.e. Delight, suitableness, splendor or grace.">Pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561: ’im·rê- (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From 'amar; something said.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/6688.htm" title="6688: ṣūp̄- (N-msc) -- (honey) comb. From tsuwph; comb of honey.">are a honeycomb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: də·ḇaš (N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="4966: mā·ṯō·wq (Adj-ms) -- Sweet, sweetness. Or mathuwq; from mathaq; sweet.">sweet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lan·ne·p̄eš (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">to the soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832: ū·mar·pê (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From rapha'; properly, curative, i.e. Literally a medicine, or a cure; figuratively deliverance, or placidity.">and healing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: lā·‘ā·ṣem (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">to the bones.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">Sayings</a><a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="5278. no'am (no'-am) -- delightfulness, pleasantness"> of pleasantness</a><a href="/hebrew/6688.htm6688. tsuwph (tsoof) -- (honey) comb"> [are] a honeycomb</a><a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="4966. mathowq (maw-thoke') -- sweet, sweetness">, Sweet</a><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion "> to the soul</a><a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832. marpe' (mar-pay') -- a healing, cure, health">, and healing</a><a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106. etsem (eh'tsem) -- bone, substance, self"> to the bone.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="נֹעַם ncmsa 5278">Pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="אֵמֶר_1 ncmpc 561"> words</a> <a href="/hebrew/6688.htm" title="צוּף_1 ncmsc 6688"> are a honeycomb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="דְּבַשׁ ncmsa 1706"></a>: <a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="מָתֹוק amsa 4966">sweet</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsa 5315"> taste</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="מַרְפֵּא_1 ncmsa 4832"> health</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="עֶצֶם_1 ncfsa 6106"> body</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="5278. no'am (no'-am) -- delightfulness, pleasantness">Pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706. dbash (deb-ash') -- honey">are a honeycomb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="4966. mathowq (maw-thoke') -- sweet, sweetness">Sweet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">to the soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832. marpe' (mar-pay') -- a healing, cure, health">and healing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106. etsem (eh'tsem) -- bone, substance, self">to the bones.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="5278. no'am (no'-am) -- delightfulness, pleasantness">Pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/6688.htm" title="6688. tsuwph (tsoof) -- (honey) comb">[are as] an honeycomb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4966.htm" title="4966. mathowq (maw-thoke') -- sweet, sweetness">sweet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315. nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">to the soul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832. marpe' (mar-pay') -- a healing, cure, health">and health</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106. etsem (eh'tsem) -- bone, substance, self">to the bones.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/16-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 16:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 16:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/16-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 16:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 16:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>