Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Majority Standard Bible
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 man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Cross References
Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
Proverbs 24:13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness 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 →