Wholesome
Bible Usage:
- wholesome used twice.
- First Reference: Proverbs 15:4
- Last Reference: 1 Timothy 6:3
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
WHOLESOME, adjective [G.]
1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a wholesome climate.
2. Sound; contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; as wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths.
3. Useful; salutary; conducive to public happiness, virtue or peace; as a wholesome law.
4. That utters sound words.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. Proverbs 15:4.
5. Kindly; pleasing; as a wholesome answer.
WHOLESOME ship, a ship that will try, hull and ride well.
WHOLESOMELY, adverb In a wholesome or salutary manner; salubriously.
WHOLESOMENESS, noun
1. The quality of contributing to health; salubrith; as the wholesomeness of air or diet.
2. Salutariness; conduciveness to the health of the mind or of the body politic; as the wholesomeness of doctrines or laws.