Proverbs 16:24
Good words are honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
In Context
25There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8Then shall there be health to your body, and good keeping to your bones.
Proverbs 12:18Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
Proverbs 15:26An unrighteous thought is abomination to the Lord; but the sayings of the pure are held in honour.
Proverbs 24:13My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that your throat may be sweetened.
Proverbs 27:9The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
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 →