Proverbs 16:24

צוּף ־ דְּבַשׁ אִמְרֵי ־ נֹעַם מָתוֹק לַנֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּא לָעָֽצֶם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

In Context

23לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַל ־ שְׂפָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח ׃

25יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי ־ אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי ־ מָֽוֶת ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 19:10יִרְאַת יְהוָה ׀ טְהוֹרָה עוֹמֶדֶת לָעַד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי ־ יְהוָה אֱמֶת צָֽדְקוּ יַחְדָּֽו ׃

Proverbs 3:8רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ ׃

Proverbs 12:18יֵשׁ בּוֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְרוֹת חָרֶב וּלְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים מַרְפֵּֽא ׃

Proverbs 15:26תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי ־ נֹֽעַם ׃

Proverbs 24:13אֱכָל ־ בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי ־ טוֹב וְנֹפֶת מָתוֹק עַל ־ חִכֶּֽךָ ׃

Proverbs 27:9שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח ־ לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת ־ נָֽפֶשׁ ׃

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 →

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