Be Nice. Be Helpful.

(Proverbs 16:24 KJV)  Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

We face a genuine temptation here.  We want to be nice.  We want to be nice so bad that we desert our integrity.  Make sure that your “pleasant” (5278) words are true.  I know it doesn’t say it here.  I know this admonition does not apply when your wife asks you if you like her new dress.

Notice it calls them “sweet” (4966) and “healing” (4832), both, not just one. 

And remember that honeycomb does not a balanced diet make. 

So?  Do your best to show courtesy.  Live a life of love.  Be a healing influence.  Sometimes that will be nice, as here; sometimes surgical.  Only the Holy Spirit can direct you on this.