"Health and Honey" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

Don’t consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then your body will be healthy
and your bones strengthened.
(Proverbs 3:7-8 CEB)

My son, pay attention to my words.
Bend your ear to my speech.
Don’t let them slip from your sight.
Guard them in your mind.
They are life to those who find them,
and healing for their entire body.
(Proverbs 4:20-22 CEB)

Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
(Proverbs 11:17 CEB)

Some chatter on like a stabbing sword,
but a wise tongue heals.
(Proverbs 12:18 CEB)

Wicked messengers fall into trouble,
but a reliable one brings healing.
(Proverbs 13:17 CEB)

A peaceful mind gives life to the body,
but jealousy rots the bones.
(Proverbs 14:30 CEB)

A joyful heart brightens one’s face,
but a troubled heart breaks the spirit.
Bright eyes give joy to the heart;
good news strengthens the bones.
(Proverbs 15:13,30 CEB)

Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
(Proverbs 16:24 CEB)

A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
(Proverbs 17:22 CEB)

The human spirit sustains a sick person,
but who can bear a broken spirit?
(Proverbs 18:14 CEB)

Blows and bruises remove evil;
beatings cleanse the inner parts.
(Proverbs 20:30 CEB)

My child, eat honey, for it is good.
The honeycomb is sweet in your mouth.
Know that wisdom is like that for your whole being.
If you find it, there is a future.
Your hope won’t be cut off.
(Proverbs 24:13-14 CEB)

If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.
Good news from a distant land
is like cold water for a weary person.
A righteous person giving in to the wicked
is like a contaminated spring or a polluted fountain.
Eating too much honey isn’t good,
nor is it appropriate to seek honor.
(Proverbs 25:16,25-27 CEB)

Someone who is full refuses honey,
but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
(Proverbs 27:7 CEB)