Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 16:24

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
— Proverbs 16:24

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Words and the Internet
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How long will what you have written actually live? Our language and speech lives on long after we do, and the Internet is a reminder of just how far and wide such things can go.

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Illustration of Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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