Basil of Caesarea, on Prov 16:24

“Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

“This course … will bring you honor and true glory. With your ears opened to give heed and your hands ready to execute the command you have heard, let your tongue be silent and keep your heart under custody. Be slow and dull for idle talk but knowing and wise in hearkening to the saving words of the holy Scriptures. Let the hearing of worldly tales be to you as a bitter taste in your mouth but the discourse of holy men as a honeycomb.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.