Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Pleasant words (are as) an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. "Pleasant words" are "words of the pure" (Proverbs 15:26). The "honeycomb" was used for medicinal purposes, as well as for enjoyment. That honey which flows from the comb of its own accord, and not pressed out, is the most delicate, precious, and palatable. The bones are, as it were, the foundations of the body. The body and the mind sympathize. What is healthful to the soul does good to the body at the same time (Proverbs 12:4).