Proverbs 16:24
Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
In Context
23The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
25There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.
Cross References
Psalms 19:10O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.
Proverbs 3:8Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 12:18He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.
Proverbs 15:26Evil intentions are an abomination to the Lord. And pure conversation, most beautiful, shall be confirmed by him.
Proverbs 24:13My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, because it is so sweet to your throat.
Proverbs 27:9Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:24
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Solomon had commended eloquence, or the sweetness of the lips ( v. 21 ), and seemed to prefer it before wisdom; but here he corrects himself, as it were, and shows that unless there be a good treasure within to support the eloquence it is worth little. Wisdom in the heart is the main matter. 1. It is this that directs us in speaking, that teaches the mouth what to speak, and when, and how, so that what is spoken may be proper, and… Read the whole commentary →