Proverbs 16:24
Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
In Context
23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.
25There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong.
Proverbs 12:18A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.
Proverbs 15:26The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.
Proverbs 24:13My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:
Proverbs 27:9Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
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 →