Proverbs 16:24
Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.
25There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
Cross References
Psalms 19:10And more to be desired then golde, yea, then much fine golde: sweeter also then honie and the honie combe.
Proverbs 3:8So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
Proverbs 15:26The thoughts of ye wicked are abomination to the Lord: but the pure haue pleasant wordes.
Proverbs 24:13My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
Proverbs 27:9As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
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 →