Proverbs 12:18 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Proverbs 16:24 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 24 Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul* and a healing to the bones.+ Proverbs 17:27 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 27 A man of knowledge restrains his words,+And a discerning man will remain calm.*+