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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 16, Verse 26

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25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
American Standard Version
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .
New English Translation
A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.
World English Bible
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
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.
3
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.