Proverbs 16:24 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
צוּף־	tzuf-	[are] a honeycomb of	H6688 →
דְּ֭בַשׁ	De.vash	honey	H1706 →
אִמְרֵי־	'im.rei-	words of	H561 →
נֹ֑עַם	No.'am	kindness	H5278 →
מָת֥וֹק	ma.Tok	a sweet [thing]	H4966 →
לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ	La.ne.fesh	to the soul	H5315 →
וּמַרְפֵּ֥א	u.mar.Pe'	and healing	H4832 →
לָעָֽצֶם׃	la.'A.tzem	to the bone[s]	H6106 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
leads to
- Proverbs 12:18
  Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Jeremiah 33:6
  Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
- Proverbs 4:10
  Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
- Proverbs 3:8
  This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
- Proverbs 4:4
  he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
Through
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:4
  A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 10:20–21
  The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
- Psalms 57:4
  My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 12:25Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.Proverbs 24:13–14Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 31:26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Proverbs 25:11–12A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.Proverbs 23:16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.Proverbs 15:26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.Revelation 10:10So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.John 20:19–21It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

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