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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 16, Verse 25

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24
Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
King James Version
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
American Standard Version
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
New English Translation
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
World English Bible
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.
30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31
The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.
32
[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.
1
Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.