Proverbs 16:24 · KJV
“Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. {teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
Proverbs 16 — Context
Understanding {is} a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools {is} folly.
23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. {teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}
24Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. {He...: Heb. The soul of him that} {craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him}
Cross References
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
Proverbs 24:13-14
My son, eat thou honey, because {it is} good; and the honeycomb, {which is} sweet to thy taste: {to...: Heb. upon thy palate}
Proverbs 25:11-12
A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}
Proverbs 4:22
For they {are} life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. {health: Heb. medicine}
Proverbs 23:16
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! {yea, sweeter} than honey to my mouth! {taste: Heb. palate}
Proverbs 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. {health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}
Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. {by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul}