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24 A honeycomb are pleasant words,
Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.
Honeycomb, i.e., honey flowing from the צוּף, the comb or cell (favus), is otherwise designated, Psa 19:11. מָתוֹק, with מַרְפֵּא, is neut. אִמְרֵי־נֹעַם are, according to Pro 15:26, words which love suggests, and which breathe love. Such words are sweet to the soul of the hearer, and bring strength and healing to his bones (Pro 15:30); for מרפא is not only that which restores soundness, but also that which preserves and advances it (cf. θεραπεία, Rev 22:2).