Proverbs 16:24
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 19:10The things that God has decided are more valuable than gold, even the finest/purest gold. They are sweeter than honey that drips from honeycombs.
Proverbs 3:8If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be like medicine for you.
Proverbs 12:18What some people say hurts people badly, as much as [SIM] a sword can; but what wise people say ◄heals others’ souls/comforts others►.
Proverbs 15:26Yahweh detests what wicked people are thinking about doing; but when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
Proverbs 24:13My child/son, eat honey, because it is good for you; the honey that drips from honeycombs tastes very sweet.
Proverbs 27:9Putting olive oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend who gives good advice is even better.
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 →