Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessagePleasant words are like honey dripping from the comb — sweet to the soul and healing to the whole body.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GGracious words are flowing honey — sweet to the throat and healing to the bones.
KJV
King James VersionPleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
BSB
Berean Standard BiblePleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Footnotes
*Tsuf devash* ('honeycomb/dripping honey') — the image is of honey still in the comb, overflowing with richness before it is even harvested. *Nephesh* here primarily means 'throat' — the first point of physical contact with sweetness — but encompasses the full animate self. *Marpe* ('healing') applied to *etsem* ('bone/bones') suggests restoration at the deepest structural level of the person. FOG uses 'throat' to honour the physical specificity of *nephesh*; FOG Message uses 'soul' and 'whole body' to reach both the spiritual and physical register simultaneously.