Proverbs 16:24
Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 shall add grace to his lips.
25There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
Proverbs 12:18There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs 15:26Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.
Proverbs 24:13Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat.
Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are 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 →